Germany must be ready for war, Defence minister says

5 years to be ready for war. That is what Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Boris Pistorius is convinced that his country will need to fight. This comes after he called for a review of the military late last year.

He also has pointed to the danger of a possible retaliatory Russian attack on a NATO country and said repeatedly that the German military must become “war-capable”.

“We must be ready for war by 2029. We must provide a deterrent to prevent the worst from happening,” he said.

“Three issues are central to this….