Mar 27, 2026 | Germany’s most senior soldier has told the BBC that western leaders must “join the dots” on the war in Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, because they can no longer be seen "in separate boxes".
General Carsten Breuer, the head of the Armed Forces also warned that the threat from Russia had never been more urgent.
The General is overseeing a rapid expansion of Germany military might, which is turning the country into the most powerful conventional force in Europe, as our Special Correspondent, Allan Little reports.
Another branch of the German military is being investigated over far-right activities – this time, an elite unit's accused of giving Nazi salutes and playing neo-Nazi rock music at a party. There's been a series of similar scandals stretching back months. Miguel Francis Santiago reports.
