German Chancellor Says NATO Needs to Ramp up Defense Spending Amid Russia Threat

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The NATO members agree on significantly higher defence expenditures. Chancellor Merz highlights Germany's contribution to the outcome of the decision. Otherwise, the alliance could have been subjected to a tear-down after this reading.

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NATO members have a consensus on the need to increase defense spending. This, in particular, is due to the threat from Russia.

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For a long time, Europe feared a militarily strong Germany. Now the country is arming itself – and is expected to step up and take responsibility for Europe’s security. – Russia is the adversary. But we will never act alone, only together with the entire EU, says Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, who heads the German Federal Security Academy in Berlin.

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Speaking to PAP, DPA and AFP on Thursday, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski described this week's NATO summit in The Hague as a success, noting that Russia was identified as a long-term threat in the statement. He also highlighted the allies' agreement to increase defense spending and the government's cooperation with President Andrzej Duda, which he described as a common success. This is reported by the PAP agency. Sikorski warned that …

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In his declaration on the NATO summit and the European Council, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed that Germany must take responsibility at a time of great global challenges. In view of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear programme, the Federal Government is relying on a policy of strength and reliability – both in the international alliances of the EU, NATO and the G7 as well as th…