SZ interviewed General Freuding, head of MoD cent. staff. Key points:
> while weakened, Russia could reorganize within 5-8 years
> if we make security commitments, we reduce the need to strengthen UAF
> 10,000 UAF soldiers trained in Germany so far
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/ukraine-russland-krieg-bundeswehr-verteidigung-e611912
> while weakened, Russia could reorganize within 5-8 years
> if we make security commitments, we reduce the need to strengthen UAF
> 10,000 UAF soldiers trained in Germany so far
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/ukraine-russland-krieg-bundeswehr-verteidigung-e611912
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The slow ramp up leads from this. But capacity is being built: 60-80k in 2022, but 350-450k for 2023.
I underindexed Russia as a threat after the war started, alas...