Germany Backtracks on Defense Spending Promises

Germany: About that defense spending increase we promised...

Germany Backtracks on Defense Spending Promises

“Germany on Monday walked back its promise to swiftly raise defense spending to at least 2 percent of its economic output — breaching the key commitment made days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to become a more serious military force,” Politico reports.

Germany backtracks on defense spending promises made after Ukraine invasion

Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to meet long ignored military spending targets of 2 percent of GDP.

Germany says will reach Nato spending target by 2025

BERLIN, Dec 5 — Germany will match Nato’s target to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by 2025, a government spokesman said today, as Berlin looks to make up for years of underinvestment. Germany was “determined to come as close to the two-per cent target as possible with the options we have and to reach the two-per cent target in this legislative period”, ending in 2025, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told a regular pre…

Germany to miss NATO spending target – study

Germany will likely fail to reach NATO’s 2% defense spending target in the foreseeable future, a recent study has indicated

Germany says will reach NATO spending target by 2025

BERLIN: Germany will match NATO’s target to spend two percent of GDP on defence by 2025, a government spokesman said...