“It will take years. Everyone knows that,” Pistorius said in an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper
The German military cannot fully cover the existing gaps until 2030, the defense minister said. Boris Pistorius in a German newspaper, as Berlin tries to reform its armed forces after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after years of neglect.
“We all know that the existing gaps cannot be completely filled by 2030… It will take years. Everyone knows that,” Pistorius said in an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
After decades of underinvestment since the end of the Cold War, the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, is in even worse shape than it was a year ago, as weapons and ammunition given to Ukraine have largely not been replaced. them, according to experts.
Pistorius rejected the case for further arms deliveries to Ukraine from the Bundeswehr’s stockpiles, beyond those commitments already announced.
“To put it bluntly, like other countries, we have limited reserves. As federal defense minister, I cannot give everything,” he said.
The minister also said that increasing the defense budget to reach NATO’s defense spending target (2% of GDP, up from around 1.5% today) is a key priority.
Source :Skai
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