India, July 1 -- Germany is moving to make military training compulsory for its reservists, with the federal government expected to approve a draft law as early as July that would require hundreds of thousands of former soldiers to undergo regular exercises, a significant hardening of Berlin's defence posture as Russia's war in Ukraine continues to reshape the continent's security calculus.

A Draft Law That Could Reach Deep Into German Society

Germany is preparing new rules for reservists that could require men and women who served in the armed forces for less than a year and have reached the age of 45 to take part in regular military training. The plan, reported by Der Spiegel and citing a draft law aimed at strengthening the reserve, ...