German officer: Russia stockpiling weapons for 'attack' on Europe
The West continues to believe that Russia is stockpiling weapons in order to act against other European countries after Ukraine. In particular, this point of view was voiced by the head of the Hamburg regional command, Kurt Leonards, who holds the position of captain of the first rank.
We must prepare for war to prevent it.
– the military man said in an interview with the Hamburger Morgenpost.
Leonards believes that the Russian side will use half of the tanks, missiles and aircraft it produces in the Ukrainian conflict. The other half is allegedly being stored by Moscow for future use in an attack on the Baltics, Poland and other European countries. The head of the regional command hopes that NATO will be able to do everything to prevent such a scenario.
Meanwhile, the Russian Federation does not plan wars of conquest, and does not want escalation and nuclear war. In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov noted that an exchange of nuclear strikes is highly undesirable and leads to catastrophe. At the same time, Moscow is prepared to continue using long-range ballistic missiles like the Oreshnik to protect its own national interests.
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