That’s the whole problem, which is their fifth column from within weakening them much the same way our libtards are weakening us from within. When I read the headline to this article my first thought is what does the average (yellow vest)Frenchman think about this idea?
Back to your question, Germany does not have a military capable of defending their own country against a potential foe such as Russia. Germany is NATO dependent.
I agree they can’t match Russia, but then again, they don’t share a border anymore (at least not now...).