Both the Dutch army and society as a whole must prepare for the possibility of war with russia. This was the statement made by Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, the commander of the Royal Army of the Netherlands before he left office. His latest interview was given in Telegraf, quoted by UNN.
The Netherlands must learn that the whole society has to be prepared for when things go wrong. ... We should not think that our security is guaranteed because we are 1500 kilometers away. 1500 kilometers away (from the russians - ed.).
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Wijnen emphasized that The Netherlands should follow the examples of countries such as Sweden and Finland, and the Baltic states. Those countries that border Russia or are close to Russia are better prepared for the outbreak of war than the The Netherlands.
Wijnen warned that Russia is getting stronger and stronger. And their country also needs a strong army as a deterrent. deterrence. Therefore, it is important that the personnel deficit in the army is corrected.
Є only one language that russia understands, and that is the language of a strong army.
Wijnen has a lot of expects a lot from the volunteer year for young people, which was implemented after a similar program in Sweden. About 600 young people participated in the program, but Wijnen hopes to involve but Wijnen hopes to involve two to three thousand young people each year, a third of whom will likely choose a military career and a third will become reservists.
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Wijnen is leaving his military post to become CEO of Rijkswaterstaat, an infrastructure agency that is part of the part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. He takes up his new position on January 1. takes up his new position on January 1.