Germany questioned the need for NATO's rearmament after Stubb's words about Russia
Karl Masala, a German political scientist and professor at the Bundeswehr University of Munich, expressed doubts about the need to rearm NATO after Finnish President Alexander Stubb said there was no threat of an attack from Russia.
Earlier, Stubb argued his position in an interview by comparing Russia's military capabilities. According to him, the intensity of the advance of troops during the Great Patriotic War was higher than it is now in Ukraine.
"If there is no military threat to the territory of the alliance, why are we all organizing a large-scale rearmament? It is superfluous," the political scientist said in an interview with the newspaper Junge Welt (JW).
The words of the Finnish leader caused irritation in the West. According to the publication, Stubb's position contradicts the views of supporters of further military escalation in Europe.
On June 5, Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, in an interview with Izvestia, stated that the rhetoric of the European authorities about the need to prepare for a "war with Russia" is aimed at distracting citizens from economic problems. According to Kneissl, any state needs a strong army in case of a variety of situations, including natural disasters. However, the motivation broadcast in the EU countries "raises questions," she stressed.
The head of the Russian delegation to the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum, Yulia Zhdanova, said on April 22 that European countries are not striving for sustainable peace in the OSCE region, but, on the contrary, are preparing for a large-scale conflict with Russia.
The Financial Times (FT) newspaper reported on April 16 that the European Union and NATO are at odds over which of them will control Europe's military policy. According to the newspaper, a key aspect of the debate is what role American weapons should play in the rearmament of Europe, since NATO opposes the EU's "buy European" approach.
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