There are scores of comments of military experts published each day about Russia vs West confrontation. This is an encyclop article and any comment quoted here ought to make sense within the context of the article. I cannot see any value in Golts′ comment for us: mutatis mutandis, what he said is already said in the article. I am not entirely sure about Germany either. It is true it is mentioned but a few times in the main body of the article; that said, i think it should be borne in mind that the centrepiece of the subject at hand is the conflict in Ukraine wherein Germany plays a major diplomatic role as is clear from the other relevant articles. Thus, Germany does lurk in the subtext here too.