The ability to defend Germany is improved by a large financial package. Markus Lanz wanted to talk about this topic on Thursday evening.
Hamburg/Berlin – German defense capacity in Germany is to be improved using a billion financial package. In which areas most of the problems wanted Markus Lanz (56) clarify in your program on Thursday evening. For this reason, the leader of the Green Group Katharina Dröge (40) and André Wüstner (51), Colonel of the Army had Bundeswehras a guest.
On Thursday evening, Colonel André Wüstner (51) spoke on ZDF about the problems of Bundeswehr. © ZDF/Cornelia Lehmann
The soldier initially explained: “The money itself does not mean you joy. Now there are great challenges with the aim of infrastructure, material and recovery of staff – as the greatest and strategic challenge.”
For example, a tanker is missing. In the case of war, the German army would need about 1000 pieces for reasonable defense. There are currently 70 vehicles. 60 of them would soon have to be given for Lithuania.
“I want to clarify how huge the abyss between political requirements and reality is,” Wüstner said. Material mismatch can be solved with industry if you now make the right decisions. “A much greater problem is to get staff. Let’s shrink, overlap.”
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A compulsory levy is required, but with a corresponding explanation: “It is not a warfare. […] We must perceive the situation of threats and become discouraging, ”said a 51 -year -old man with regard to Russian modernization and growing skepticism of Trump over Europe.
Markus Lanz confronts Greens with a private question
Katharina Dröge (40, Greens) did not want to go to a private question by Markus Lanz (56). © ZDF/Cornelia Lehmann
After the analysis of Wüstner, Markus Lanz wanted to hear the position of the Greens on the topic of recruitment in Bundeswehr. He also asked Katharina Dröge a very private question.
“I don’t even know if you have children – just a theoretical game of mind. Would you be ready to have your sons – if you had any – or let your daughter go to war to be used to defending this country?” The moderator wanted to know.
The politician said with a dedicated look, “I really don’t want to talk about my family.”
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However, she also explained: “Of course all people are asking this question now because we are discussing again military service in the Bundestag. Our green attitude is that we are for volunteering because it is such an ethical and personal question, but we can see that the great need to convince more young people to make this decision […]. “
The 76 -minute episode with all the statements and the point of view can be found in ZDF Media Library be monitored on the call.
