German government feuds over military spending increases after NATO summit

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German government feuds over military spending increases after NATO summit

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want more money for Germany's military. But their Social Democratic coalition partners have pushed back, warning that Germany should not cave into demands made by Donald Trump.

A feud over how quickly to increase German defense spending has erupted within Germany's coalition government, days after US President Donald Trump blasted Germany at NATO summit for failing to invest quickly enough in its military.

Germany most recently spent 1.24 percent of its GDP on defense and plans to increase the rate to 1.5 percent by 2024 as part of a broader effort to reach a NATO target of 2 percent.

 https://www.dw.com/en/german-government-feuds-over-military-spending-increases-after-nato-summit/a-44669756

[rangerrebew]

Perhaps the real money problem is the natural gas they depend on which Germany buys from Ruska has become the Trojan Horse of Europe.  Germany is paying Ruska to build weapons with which to defeat the Germans and Europe.

[Restored]

I would be surprised to learn that Russia had the ability to wage war in Europe. They are a shadow of the Soviet Union that had the Warsaw Pact in its pocket.