{"id":1385314,"date":"2026-04-22T21:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/germany-is-preparing-for-war-with-russia-what-the-new-bundeswehr-strategy-entails\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:38:02","slug":"germany-is-preparing-for-war-with-russia-what-the-new-bundeswehr-strategy-entails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/germany-is-preparing-for-war-with-russia-what-the-new-bundeswehr-strategy-entails\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Prepares: Inside Germany\u2019s New War Strategy Against Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For the first time in history, Germany has presented a military strategy that officially recognizes Russia as the main threat to European security. Official Berlin, in particular, plans to transform the Bundeswehr into the continent&#8217;s most powerful army.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/ru\/voennaa-strategia-germanii-rossia-glavnaa-ugroza\/a-76892072\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is stated<\/a> in the material of the Deutsche Welle publication.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, presenting the document, warned of new Russian threats. &#8220;Russia is preparing for military confrontation with NATO through rearmament and considers the use of military force as a legitimate tool for advancing its interests,&#8221; the official noted.<\/p>\n<p>The publication notes that the core of Germany&#8217;s new military strategy is to counter threats from Russia and transform the Bundeswehr into the strongest conventional army in Europe. According to Germany&#8217;s new military strategy, Russia &#8220;is creating the preconditions for a military attack on NATO countries,&#8221; the defense minister stressed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pistorius, the Kremlin, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, views military force as a legitimate tool to advance its own interests and is preparing for a direct confrontation with NATO.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/war-is-near-how-europe-is-preparing-for-a-russian-invasion\/\">War is near: how Europe is preparing for a Russian invasion<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>The document states that Russia is already waging a hybrid war against the West, using espionage, sabotage, and cyberattacks. According to the new concept, at least 460,000 German soldiers, together with allies, should be ready to repel possible aggression.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Germany aims to achieve technological superiority and significantly increase its military potential. The strategy specifically envisages that future wars will be fought simultaneously with both high technology and mass means.<\/p>\n<p>The development of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and robotics, along with the use of low-cost drones, has been prioritized. The Bundeswehr also plans to significantly increase the number of high-precision, long-range systems and to build a multi-layered air defense system.<\/p>\n<p>A separate point of the strategy is to strengthen the role of the reserve, which should be fully equipped for rapid deployment if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Berlin officially confirmed its readiness to assume greater responsibility within the Alliance and to continue participating in nuclear deterrence mechanisms.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/world-war-iii-is-just-around-the-corner-is-the-west-ready-for-war-with-russia\/\">World War III Looms: Is the West Prepared for a Clash with Russia?<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>It was previously reported that the German government plans to soon begin <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nimechchyna-hotuie-pryvatyzatsiiu-kolyshnoho-pidrozdilu-hazpromu\/\">the privatization of SEFE<\/a>, a former unit of Russia&#8217;s Gazprom, which was confiscated after the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that in the cold waters of the North Atlantic<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nebezpechni-ihry-rosiia-i-nato-vlashtuvaly-koty-myshky-u-vodakh-atlantyky\/\">, a new confrontation is unfolding between Russia and NATO countries<\/a>, which, in its scale, resembles the Cold War era. According to analysts, Vladimir Putin has directed significant resources to restoring the Russian Navy, including the introduction of modern nuclear submarines.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zahroza-nad-yevropoiu-moskva-aktyvizuie-provokatsii-ta-dezinformatsiiu\/\">the Kremlin is actively building the psychological and informational foundation<\/a> for a possible future war against NATO. At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/troianski-koni-na-terytorii-nato-rosiia-hotuie-masshtabnu-dyversiynu-kampaniiu\/\">Russia is creating a network of \u201cTrojan horses\u201d<\/a> by buying up real estate near military bases in NATO countries to launch a coordinated sabotage campaign. The Kremlin has also <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kreml-khoche-stvoryty-narodnu-respubliku-v-odniy-z-krain-nato-zmi\/\">intensified its propaganda campaign to create a \u201cNarva People\u2019s Republic,\u201d<\/a> which may indicate that the Kremlin is preparing to attack Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in history, Germany has presented a military strategy that officially recognizes Russia as the main threat to European security. Official Berlin, in particular, plans to transform the Bundeswehr into the continent&#8217;s most powerful army. This is stated in the material of the Deutsche Welle publication. Thus, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":1385315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76870],"class_list":["post-1385314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1385314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1385361,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385314\/revisions\/1385361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1385315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1385314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1385314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}