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German military deems Russia ‘existential risk’ to nation and Europe, Spiegel reports

The German military deems Russia an “existential risk” to the country and Europe, according to a Spiegel news magazine report that cites a new Bundeswehr strategy paper.
The confidential document warns that the Kremlin is aligning both its industrial and leadership structures “specifically to meet the requirements for a large-scale conflict against NATO by the end of this decade.”

Russia is verifiably preparing for a conflict with NATO, particularly by strengthening forces in western Russia “at the borders with NATO,” the report cites the strategy paper as saying.

Germany can only counter this threat “with a consistent development of military and society-wide capabilities,” the document concludes.
Military personnel and experts developed the strategy paper over the past 18 months to serve as a guideline for the future direction of Germany’s Bundeswehr, the Spiegel report said.
The defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand to hike NATO’s defence spending target to 5% of national GDP, a major shift made possible by a historic loosening of Berlin’s constitutional debt brake.

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