June 1, 2022-German increasing its defense spending above 2 percent of its GDP and is shipping air defense weapons to Ukraine. That spending is up from 1.4 percent of GDP in 2020. Russia’s war against Ukraine marked a turning point for Europe, and German is at the heart of the political and economic changes.
“This is imperialism, which we in Europe won’t accept,” German chancellor Olaf Scholz said today of Russia’s war. He delivered a speech to the German parliament’s lower chamber. (Source: Reuters and AFP via DW)
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