9 minutes agoGermany changes approach, decides to invest 100 billion euros in military
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Germany again withdrew from past politics, where Chancellor Olaf Scholzk announced that the government would provide 100 billion euros for military investments from its 2022 budget. “We will have to invest more in the security of our country to protect freedom and democracy”, Scholz told lawmakers, saying [...]
“We will have to invest more in the security of our country to protect freedom and democracy”, Scholz told lawmakers, receiving a strong independence. This means that Germany will spend over 2% of its economic production for defence, Periscopi explains.
Germany has long resisted increasing its defence spending following 20th century horrors, so this recent announcement marks a major policy change.
On Saturday, Scholz approved military support from the Netherlands to go to Ukraine and donated its antitank and antiaircraft missiles, breaking another policy of having refused to send weapons to conflict zones.
“There can be no further response to Putin's aggression”, Scholz said.
