Germany wants to revive its military machine
The German government wants to turn the country into a "fourth empire" in terms of militarization.
According to RIA Novosti on March 24, Russian senator Alexei Pushkov said that the Germans do not want war with Russia, but the current German government intends to turn the country into a militarized "Fourth Reich".
The senator commented on the cover of the German magazine "Stern", which asked young Germans whether they were ready to fight for Germany. According to Mr. Pushkov, the authorities are militarizing consciousness in Germany.
“The Merz leadership intends to restore the German military machine, and the media are tasked with propagating pro-war propaganda. The majority of Germans do not want to fight Russia. But the current German authorities intend to change this situation: they have embarked on the path of turning Germany into a militarized “Fourth Reich,” Pushkov wrote on his Telegram channel.
Meanwhile, outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's announcement of an additional 3 billion euros in aid to Ukraine has received much criticism.
Zoltan Koskovics, an analyst at the Hungarian Center for Fundamental Rights, said that Mr Scholz was siding with Ukraine.
“Germany is one of the main reasons for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians,” analyst Koskovics wrote.
The Bundesrat, the legislative body representing Germany's federal states, has approved amendments to the German constitution that will allow the government to increase its borrowing to spend on defense and infrastructure. The Bundesrat's approval of the amendments also gave the green light to allocate a new aid package to Ukraine. With the money already allocated in the state budget, the total amount of aid to Ukraine this year will reach 7 billion euros.
