German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said Germany must take on a leadership role militarily

FILE PHOTO: German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo 

 DW: Germany must accept leading military role, says defense minister 

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said Germany must take on a leadership role militarily, whether it wants to or not. 

"Germany does not have to be afraid" of doing so, she said. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Monday she believed Germany was obliged to play a leading global role, including in the military sphere, and that the country should not be afraid of the responsibilty.

"Germany's size, its geographical situation, its economic power — in short, its clout — makes us a leading power whether or not we want to be one. Militarily as well," she said in a keynote security address in Berlin.  

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