Neitzel on the danger from Putin: | "Tank barriers in Berlin: That would be a complete overreaction"
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Neitzel Highlights Russian Threats and German Military ChallengesBy 2026, Neitzel urges stronger defense measures as Russia targets Baltic states and risks attacks on German infrastructure.
- Historian Neitzel warns that Russia aims to destabilize the Baltics through occupation, terror, and deportations, though a direct invasion of Germany is unlikely.
- The German armed forces suffer from excessive bureaucracy, limiting agility and innovation, with over half of soldiers not engaged in core duties.
- Neitzel cautions that Putin exploits Western political crises to advance his goals and stresses the need for Germany to prepare for all possible scenarios.
- He dismisses tank barriers in Berlin as excessive but advocates for strengthening critical infrastructure protection and enhancing military and intelligence capabilities.
I do not want us to build tank barriers in Berlin or anything like that. That would really be completely exaggerated.— Sönke Neitzel, military historian, on the necessity and appropriateness of defense measures in Germany.
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