Overview
- On Markus Lanz, Katharina Dröge said it would be unreasonable not to fear a war in Germany given Russia’s explicit threats.
- She warned that if Putin’s statements on Ukraine are taken at face value, Germany could be the next target.
- Military historian Sönke Neitzel described a war in Germany as a plausible scenario that the country should prepare for and said he would serve if called upon to defend the nation.
- Ex-diplomat Andreas Reinicke rejected framing the situation as fear and urged Germany to display greater self-confidence in confronting security challenges.
- Public and political anxiety in Germany has grown since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the possibility of military escalation on its own territory.