Pistorius is right to demand a “war-ready” Bundeswehr: Trump has been on our radar for a long time. Because Trump's threat not to stand by Berlin in the event of a NATO emergency makes Germany fair game for Putin, says Anastasiadis.

Despite having special assets, Pistorius does not receive nearly the resources he considers necessary, he adds. The front in Ukraine must now be held, says the Münchner Merkur editor-in-chief.