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Germany Issues Chilling Warning: 'This May Be Europe’s Last Peaceful Summer' - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned that Russia's military recovery could allow it to strike NATO by 2028, urging faster modernization of Germany's armed forces.

  • Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said NATO should prepare as intelligence assessments now expect Russia could strike in 2028, with some experts calling last summer Europe's final peaceful one.
  • After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, European officials said awareness of the threat rose sharply, with Pistorius calling Moscow's behaviour ruthlessly expansionist and urging a fast response.
  • Senior commanders warned that Lt. Gen. Alexander Sollfrank cited Russia's ability to strike NATO imminently, while Romania evacuated Plauru after a drone strike and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned a railway explosion as sabotage.
  • Calling for faster modernization, Pistorius stressed, `The alliance has a significant deterrence potential- both conventional and nuclear. In addition, we have combat-ready armed forces, but yes, they need to be equipped even better,' Pistorius stressed, emphasizing the need for improved military readiness.
  • Moscow responded that Pistorius's remarks confirmed who the aggressor is, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Russia will take measures to ensure its security while denying intent to confront NATO.
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said March that Russia is no longer sailing in the Baltic Sea, after this region became largely a NATO space following the accession of Finland and Sweden to the Alliance in 2023 and...

·Romania
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Rome, Nov 14, 2008 In Germany the state counts recruits, in Italy public debate is nailed to sex-affective education in schools. While politics, the media and a slice of the associative world discuss programs, guidelines and new sensibilities, Berlin is based on how many mobilizable units will be able to deploy the country in the next ten years. That's why, beyond the easy jokes on the re-armament of the Germans who enlist the children, the thin…

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NATO should be prepared for the fact that Russia will attack earlier than existing forecasts suggest 4-5 years, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Russia can invade NATO as early as 2028. At the same time, he recalled the words of some German historians, according to which the last peaceful summer could have been even this year. There will be no ceasefire in Ukraine until spring, Europe must persevere, says Finnish president German defense minister said Russia is trying to modernize its military. Military analysts have speculated that it co…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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Polsat News broke the news in on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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