Germany’s top general warned that Russia is rapidly rearming and creating new military structures to challenge the West militarily by 2029, Anadolu reports.
“We can see that Russia is preparing to be capable of waging a large-scale war against the West,” General Carsten Breuer told a Catholic rally in Würzburg, adding that NATO allies must increase their military capabilities.
He noted that the latest intelligence reports show that Russia is creating new garrisons and that its new weapons arsenal suggests that Moscow wants to be capable of waging a major war against the West by 2029.
“The threat is real and very imminent,” Breuer said, adding: “As a soldier, I’m looking at the worst-case scenario and I’m saying that by 2029 we have to be ready. We have to be ready to deter Russia so that they don’t even think about it.”