Russia is rearming faster than first thought for a potential attack on Nato, Germany’s military pointman on Ukraine has warned.
Vladimir Putin has reorientated the Russian economy to feed his war machine and has also bought extra supplies from Iran and North Korea which Maj Gen Freuding, who is head of the German military’s task force, said was helping Russia replenish its tanks, missiles and drones.
He warned that although it was not clear that Putin had plans to attack Nato, he was “clearly creating the conditions for it”.
“Production is growing, the supplies in the depots are growing,” he said.
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Vladimir Putin has reorientated the Russian economy to feed his war machine and has also bought extra supplies from Iran and North Korea which Maj Gen Freuding, who is head of the German military’s task force, said was helping Russia replenish its tanks, missiles and drones.
He warned that although it was not clear that Putin had plans to attack Nato, he was “clearly creating the conditions for it”.
“Production is growing, the supplies in the depots are growing,” he said.
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Russia rearming faster than thought ‘for possible attack on Nato’
Russia is rearming faster than first thought for a potential attack on Nato, Germany’s military pointman on Ukraine has warned.
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