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German Defense Chief Carsten Breuer emphasizes deterrence as the best defense in relations with Russia as Germany pushes ahead with meeting defense needs undee Merz in 2025. An exclusive April 2025 interview with Breuer of DW.com. 

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Germany's defense chief Carsten Breuer talks with the BBC ahead of a NATO summit at the Hague, Netherlands inJune 2025. He says Russia is producing tanks and ammunition at a rapid rate that suggest some of it is going into stocks, which may be a threat to Baltic region. Under the SPD government with the Greens of chancellor Scholz Boris Pistorius of SPD was Defense Minister and was favored as candidate for chancellor. SPD true to its origins under Willy Bradt sought  German good relations with Russia even after the Ukraine war and limited its scope. Under CDU chancellor Merz note that Boris Pistorius is the only SPD minister from the Scholz government to remain, and in the position of Defense Minister. As the US deescalates with Russia for a larger role in Asia-Pacific Germany takes on a bigger defense role in Europe, yet with a desire for a swift end to the Ukraine conflict and a settlement that secures independence of Eastern European states.  ...