Germany’s armed forces are “more or less bare,” the country’s most senior army officer, Alfons Mais, declared last month in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The options that we can offer the politicians to support the alliance are extremely limited. We all saw it coming and were not able to get through with our arguments … This does not feel good! I am pissed off!”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-14/ukraine-war-german-army-doesn-t-scare-putin-now-it-s-beefing-up
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