Germany Vows Defence Against Russia
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Germany sounds the alarm on Russia’s space behavior: ‘It is a threat that we can no longer ignore’
Two Russian satellites are shadowing German satellites, the German defense minister announced on Thursday. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in a speech at the German industry’s third Space Congress that two Russian Lunch-Olymp reconnaissance satellites have been tracking two Bundeswehr Intelsat satellites.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is advocating for the European Union to unlock up to 140 billion euros ($164 billion) in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's war effort, marking the first public expression of support at this level from Germany for such a move.
Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member next to Russia, in its first major long-term deployment abroad since World War II.
Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden have been scrambled to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying over the Baltic Sea.
Germany's armed forces are planning how to treat a potential 1,000 wounded troops per day should a large-scale conflict between NATO and Russia break out, and amid long-standing warnings by the alliance that Moscow could be capable of launching an attack from 2029.
Germany is set to spend a total of €35 billion ($41 billion) on space security architecture by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday, warning of an escalating threat from Russia. The aim is to establish a resilient system consisting of satellites,
Germany is preparing for the unthinkable – up to 1,000 wounded soldiers every single day if war with Russia breaks out. With Russian jets and drones pushing into NATO airspace, Berlin is bracing for a conflict that could overwhelm Europe’s hospitals.
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