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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh

Don't underestimate Russia's military strength, German defence chief warns

FILE PHOTO: Inspector General of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) Eberhard Zorn waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the German Army Operations Command in Schwielowsee, Germany March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

Germany's chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow's military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so.

"The bulk of the Russian land forces may be tied down in Ukraine at the moment but, even so, we should not underestimate the Russian land forces' potential to open a second theatre of war," General Eberhard Zorn, the highest-ranking soldier of the Bundeswehr, told Reuters in an interview.

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