War in Ukraine: Armaments program – mammoth 100 billion euros announced by Germany

German chancellor announces big increases in his country’s defense spending today Olaf Solts. Speaking at an extraordinary session of the German parliament, he said that € 100 billion will be added to Berlin’s military budget this year.

This means that Germany will spend more than 2% of its annual GDP on defense, according to the BBC.

According to Solz, the world has entered a new era the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “There can be no other answer to Putin’s aggression,” he said.

“We must invest more in the security of our country to protect our freedom and democracy,” he said.

Germany has long resisted pressure from the United States and others to increase its defense spending to 2%, according to Reuters.

Source: News Beast

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