BERLIN - "In the past, the Bundeswehr (Germany's armed forces) was almost not operational," says Jakob Fischer. "But with the promised investment of €100 billion (S$140.8 billion), that could soon change".
Steven Forster nods. "The negative image is not really there any more," he says.
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