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Europe’s security and Berlin’s strategic military choices were on the mind of Germany’s defence minister as she formally inducted about 400 new soldiers into the country’s armed forces on Saturday, telling them they must be “ready for action.” Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht told the recruits they were making a commitment to the Bundeswehr at a time “marked by an insecurity that was thought to have been overcome, marked also by concerns about a conflagration in Europe.” The Russian invasion of Ukraine weighed on the minds of citizens and represented a threat to freedom and democracy on th…