Germany warned that Russia may be capable of launching a large-scale attack on NATO territory, reports Anadolu.

“I don’t want to speculate how big the risk is that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use a ceasefire to put himself in a position to attack NATO territory even faster. I can only advise us to prepare for the possibility that this could happen,” German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told German Media Agency (dpa).

This would be achieved by building security structures in NATO and restructuring the German Armed Forces in terms of personnel and equipment to create an army that is again fully capable of defending the country and the NATO alliance, he added.

– No compromise on national and alliance defense

Wadephul called for increased efforts when it comes to capabilities German and NATO military in light of a possible Russian attack.

“There is no reason for us to reduce our efforts. On the contrary. I can only strongly advise against making compromises in all these projects and plans, because only a position of strength will lead to greater security for us in NATO and also for us in Germany,” said the top German diplomat.

If the Russian military were to achieve sustained military success in Ukraine, “this would to pose a serious threat to NATO”, Minister Wadephul warned. For this reason alone, he said, Ukraine’s support remains in Germany’s own security interests.

“The more stable the peace situation in Ukraine, the sooner Ukraine will be able to defend its interests and the better it will be for Europe as a whole,” he said.

Wadephul’s comments followed an earlier warning by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who said in mid-November that Russia would be able to attack a NATO member state in the east after the latter had rebuilt its armed forces.

“We have always said that this could happen as early as 2029,” Pistorius said.

Last month, Germany’s top operational commander, Lt. Gen. Alexander Sollfrank, unveiled “Operation Plan Germany,” a new national defense plan aligned with NATO’s regional strategy, as of the country for deterrence.

The plan sets out how up to 800,000 allied troops could move across Germany within 180 days to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in the event of imminent war.

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