Welt am Sonntag reported this information, reports URA-Inform.
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Carsten Breuer said that for the first time since the Cold War, there was a threat of a possible war from the outside. He noted that Germany and other NATO countries must be ready for war in five years.
«When I follow the analytics and see what potential military threat comes from Russia, then for us this means five to eight years of preparation. This does not mean that there will be war. But it is possible. And since I am a military man, I say: in five years we must be ready for war», — Breuer said.
In addition to combat effectiveness, he also noted the need to change the mentality of the population.
«Need a change in thinking, both in society and especially in the Bundeswehr. What is important is deterrence, which means the ability to defend oneself and thus make the risk of attack so high that the enemy decides to abandon it», — he noted.
Recall that it was previously reported how long the confrontation with the Russian Federation could drag on: Stoltenberg gave.