Russia arms up for a possible NATO attack, German commander warns

Major General Christian Freuding is a name you probably haven’t heard before but, as the commander of the German military stationed in Ukraine, he’s a key figure in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

British newspaper The Telegraph informs that the German Major General has a warning to the western nations: Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, has not only been capable of replacing lost military material, but they are also arming up for a potential conflict with NATO.

“The Russian armed forces are not just able to compensate for their enormous personnel and material losses. They are successfully rearming”, Freuding warned to the German newspaper Die Welt.

Ukrainian news website Euromaidan Press highlights that the Russian Armed Forces has been having a significant military buildup beyond what is currently needed to continue combat in Ukraine.

Euromaidan Press describes the Russian Armed Forces expansion as including an increase in weapons production, troop recruitment, and international military cooperation.

The Telegraph points out that the Kremlin has been acquiring ammunition and technology from recent partnership agreements signed with Iran and North Korea.

“The Russian army has more tanks, more ammunition, more missiles, more drones month after month. Production is growing, depot reserves are growing”, Freuding declared to Die Welt.

Sources cited by Euromaidan Press claim that Russia seeks to secure its control over Ukrainian occupied territories by 2026 could become a “serious military threat” to the NATO members by 2028.

The Telegraph writes that the commander of the German troops in Ukraine argued that while it was unclear if Putin intended to directly attack NATO, he was certainly preparing for such a scenario.

What is true is that it seems that 2025 looks like to be a crucial year for the war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Moscow could finally wear out Kyiv to the point that it could potentially win the war without the need to use its full military stockpile. But if that happens, would that be enough for Putin?

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