{"id":1253978,"date":"2025-11-19T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1253978"},"modified":"2025-11-16T10:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:39:46","slug":"german-military-aid-could-be-more-effective-says-german-historian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/german-military-aid-could-be-more-effective-says-german-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"German military aid could be more effective, says German historian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Germans are determined to continue supporting Ukraine, but this support could be more effective if the German army itself were reformed, UATV English<\/a> informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was stated by Professor of Military History at the University of Potsdam, S\u00f6nke Neitzel, in response to a question from a Ukrinform correspondent.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that the Germans are absolutely determined to continue to provide significant support to Ukraine,\u201d Neitzel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem, in his opinion, is that the armed forces of\u00a0Germany\u00a0currently have a lot of money, but lack the necessary reforms in their structure. The military historian sees the problem in the fact that the Bundeswehr remains ineffective because it has not been truly reformed. And this will also affect support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe could be much more effective. We must become more effective \u2014 also in how we use money,\u201d Neitzel believes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius simply does not dare to carry out major reforms. The professor calls some of the changes that were announced under the previous government (in which Pistorius also headed the Ministry of Defense) \u201cmore of a cover-up.\u201d The question is whether the government and the army will go for real reforms to handle the double burden: strengthening their own defense capabilities and supporting Ukraine. After all, if this whole outdated system isn’t changed, there will be a lot of waste and inefficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore, I would very much like, also in the context of Ukraine, for the German state \u2014 in the government, in the Bundeswehr \u2014 to have a clear understanding: we must continue to support Ukraine, but as a system we must work more efficiently. I would very much like the government and the Ministry of Defense to take more steps,\u201d Neitzel emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius\u00a0confirmed\u00a0yesterday that Germany will allocate more than EUR 11.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Germany Plans to Provide Ukraine With Around \u20ac1 Billion in Monthly Military Aid \u2013 Bundestag MP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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