While British Army numbers have been cut, Germany is going the other way with a large expansion of troops to defend the homeland in the event of a Russian invasion. The so-called Heimatschutz will consist of six regiments, each containing around 6, 000 to 8, 000 personnel by 2026.... This gives Germany the sixth-largest armed forces in NATO, after the US, Turkey, Poland, France and the UK.... But Germany is the EU's most populous nation, boasting a population of 84.5 million....

Солдаты немецкого бундесвера на военной базе Рукла в Литве. Источник изображения: ？ AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis Junge Welt: в случае войны с Россией Германия станет транспортным хабом НАТОВ случае войны между НАТО и Россией Германии отводится роль транспортного хаба, пишет Junge Welt.