""not merely as the military leaders of two of Europe's largest military spenders, but as voices for a Europe that must now confront uncomfortable truths about its security.""
""The pair said that Russia's military posture had "shifted decisively westward" and that it was rearming and learning lessons from its invasion of Ukraine while "reorganising in ways that could heighten the risk of conflict with Nato countries.""
""combined with its willingness to wage war on our continent, as painfully evidenced in Ukraine, represents an increased risk that demands our collective attention.""
Russia's military posture has shifted decisively westward, rearming, learning from the Ukraine invasion, and reorganising in ways that could heighten the risk of conflict with NATO countries. Russia's military buildup, combined with its willingness to wage war on the continent as painfully evidenced in Ukraine, represents an increased risk that demands collective attention. Perceptions of weakness or disunity within Europe may embolden Russia to extend aggression beyond Ukraine. Military readiness requires a strong defence industry, increased munitions production, forward deployment of combat brigades, and essentially unrestricted defence funding to modernise and strengthen armed forces. The German government is increasing defence spending to modernise the Bundeswehr.
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