The German opposition bloc of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions (CDU/CSU) has developed a document explaining the possibility of admitting foreigners into the Bundeswehr. newspaper reports bild.
According to the text of the document, its initiators want to make military service possible for citizens of European Union (EU) countries living in Germany. According to the authors of the document, such an opportunity should also be provided to foreigners from countries outside the EU. The main condition is that they reside permanently in Germany.
It is stated that the initiative will be approved at the intra-party level.
At the end of April, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, announced that Lithuania and Germany To agree on the gradual deployment of a German military brigade on the territory of the republic.
Bild am Sonntag newspaper, previously the Bundeswehr’s plans to buy 200 new Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and 50 of them will be ordered immediately for 1.5 billion euros. It was noted that 100 billion euros will be allocated for the purchase of this equipment from a special fund of the country’s Ministry of Defense. By the beginning of 2024, Germany could buy 61 more cars.