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Chief German Social-Democrat Lawmaker Slams Defense Minister for Urging War Readiness

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany should focus on maintaining peace, not war, the head of the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) faction in parliament, Rolf Muetzenich... 27.12.2023, Sputnik Africa

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In late October, Pistorius told German radio station Deutschlandfunk that Germany should be ready to wage a defensive war if it wants to avoid it. He acknowledged, however, that a Russian attack against NATO was highly unlikely.Mutzenich did not make any strongly-worded comments about Pistorius' other contentious statement, in which he said he was considering reintroducing mandatory conscription and canceling it was a mistake. The lawmaker argued that the government's primary goals in this regard should be making the army more attractive, equipping it better and repairing military barracks.On December 16, Pistorius said that Europe was preparing to compensate for the aid Kiev is no longer receiving from the United States, adding that in this scenario, EU countries have five to eight years to restore their defense capacity.

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Chief German Social-Democrat Lawmaker Slams Defense Minister for Urging War Readiness

08:39 27.12.2023

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) and Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov address a joint press conference at the Defence Ministry in Kyiv on November 21, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.12.2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany should focus on maintaining peace, not war, the head of the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) faction in parliament, Rolf Muetzenich, said on Tuesday, commenting on Defense Minister Boris Pistorius' controversial remark on the country's readiness for war.

"We should deal not only with war but also with ways to end wars," Mutzenich told the RND joint newsroom, adding "Security policy is more than military policy... We should not use such language about the need to prepare Germany for war; rather, we should be able to defend ourselves."

Soldiers of assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces coordinating during combat exercises use laser simulation systems at a military training ground in the LPR. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 19.12.2023

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Mutzenich did not make any strongly-worded comments about Pistorius' other contentious statement, in which he said he was considering reintroducing mandatory conscription and canceling it was a mistake. The lawmaker argued that the government's primary goals in this regard should be making the army more attractive, equipping it better and repairing military barracks.

On December 16, Pistorius said that Europe was preparing to compensate for the aid Kiev is no longer receiving from the United States, adding that in this scenario, EU countries have five to eight years to restore their defense capacity.