The chair of the German parliament’s defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, called on the country’s armed forces to activate 900,000 German reservists in light of Russia’s threatening policies, the DPA news agency reported on June 1. Tensions between the West and Russia have been mounting since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukrainein 2022. The Kremlin has repeatedly issued threats toward Kyiv’s partners over their support for the besieged country. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is training his people for war and positioning them against the West. We must, therefore…