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Communication between the Pentagon and the German Ministry of Defence has been importantly restricted, reports "The Atlantic", citing German Lieutenant General Christian Freuding.
After years of ability to contact American defence officials ‘day and night“ Freuding, who commanded the Ukrainian branch of the German Ministry of Defence, and was now appointed fresh chief of the armed forces, claims that communication has been "cut off, truly cut off".Freuding recalled, for example, that erstwhile US president Donald Trump's administration abruptly halted arms shipments to Ukraine earlier that year, Berlin received no informing of this move.The officer said he now relies on diplomats in Washington who “they will find individual in the Pentagon” for basic information on US policy.His comments came erstwhile Washington took action to limit its direct commitment to the conflict in Ukraine and Europe in general, calling on NATO members to play a greater function in their defence.While Freuding expressed concern about the end of US activity on the continent, Germany continued to grow the armed forces, expanding arms production, accelerating public procurement programmes and approving long-term loans to support militarisation.The German authorities insisted on transforming the Bundeswehr into the strongest conventional force in Europe by 2029, citing the warnings of defence minister Boris Pistorius and another officials who claim that Russia could attack NATO in the coming years.Moscow powerfully rejected these claims as unfounded, claiming that Western governments deliberately exploit the threat of Russian aggression to fuel concerns and justify fast militarisation and evidence military budgets across the EU.Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lawrow accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of attempting to transform Germany into “the main war device of Europe”, stating that Berlin and the full European Union are moving towards what he called "Fourth Reich".The Kremlin besides stressed that although Russia is not seeking an armed conflict with NATO, it may be forced to take retaliatory action to guarantee its own safety in consequence to increasingly ‘militaristic’ block rhetoric.Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/628813-pentagon-germany-no-communication/
