German defense minister warns Ukraine war could expand.

German defense minister warns
Ukraine war could expand.

International News Desk

According to global Times news Agency Europe, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that the war between Russia and Ukraine could expand beyond the neighboring countries, The Global Times Europe Informs.We hear threats from the Kremlin almost every day – most recently again against our friends in the Baltic states,” Pistorius told the Tagesspiegel newspaper in an article published on Friday. With regard to the Bundeswehr, the minister emphasized: "We must quickly strengthen our defense capabilities in light of the urgency of the threat situation.So we have to take into account that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin might even attack a NATO country one day,” added Pistorius, who has been in office for a year this Friday.However, if it were to happen, he said it would happen between "five to eight years” from now.With his call for the Bundeswehr to become "war-ready” he also wanted to "shake up our society,” he said.