“The turning point has not arrived’: Minister Pistorius under fire from the arms industry. Ammunition for a long-term conflict: A huge challenge for the Bundeswehr, supplies are lagging behind demand - for structural reasons in politics and the military.

Eva Högl (SPD) believes this is a legacy of the government under Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): It was only with the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 that the federal government woke up and once again focused on alliance.