Russia already produces more weapons than it needs in Ukraine, Germans warn

According to the German minister, it can be traced that in Russia, with the rising expenditure on armaments and the introduction of a war economy, “a large part or part of what is newly produced certainly does not go to the front, but ends up in warehouses.” In this context, Pistorius warned against further military ambitions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPA writes.

“Now it’s possible to be naive and say he’s just doing it out of caution. But as a skeptic, I would say that he is doing it because he has or could have something planned,” said Pistorius.

When asked if he agreed with the estimates of representatives of the Baltic states, according to which Russia could be ready to attack NATO territory in a few years, Pistorius said that this was “divination from a crystal ball”. “What military experts and weapons experts are saying is that Russia is arming itself,” he added.

The Inspector General of the German Army, Carsten Breuer, also said during a visit to Warsaw a few days ago that if Russia decides to do so, it could be militarily ready to attack NATO countries in five to eight years. “We observe that Russia produces a large amount of war material and does not send all this material to the front in Ukraine,” he said.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine the year before last February brought relations between Moscow and the West into the deepest crisis in decades. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied that Russia is considering an attack on NATO. He justifies this by saying that NATO is much better armed. That it will not attack, but it claimed even before the invasion of Ukraine. It repeated that the massing of troops at the border with Ukraine is only an exercise.

Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia since February 2022, recently losing territory, mainly due to lack of weapons. Analysts fear that Moscow is aware of this and will escalate the attacks. Although the US signed off on additional aid to the country in recent days, it will take some time before the weapons reach Ukraine.

In recent days, the Russians captured the strategic village of Ocheretyne and said they also hold Novobachmutivka.

The Pentagon announced a new billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine

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