“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is convinced that thanks to Germany’s decision to increase defense costs managed to maintain NATO integrity. Source: Politico, European Truth Details: In this context, Merz pointed to the changes made in the German Constitution, which allowed the establishment of a special defense fund released from a debt brake, which would be granted loans worth up to 500 billion euros.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Politico, “European Truth”
Details: In this context, Merz pointed to the changes made in the German Constitution that allowed to create Special Fund Defense released from a debt brake, which will be granted loans worth up to 500 billion euros.
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According to the head of the German government, this decision “we were able to preserve NATO”.
“I was at the NATO summit in Hague (June 24-25). If we did not change the Constitution and were not ready to allow the Federal Republic to spend 3.5% on defense plus 1.5% on the required infrastructure, then NATO would probably have broken up that day.
In June, Merz stated that his country would dramatically increase defense expenditures, but not to “reassure” US President Donald Trump, but to resist the threat to Russia, because by 2029 Germany will increase military expenses to 3.5% of GDP – this is the most ambitious.
Recall that the assessment of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German Armed Forces indicates that Russia sees itself in a systemic conflict with the West and is preparing for a great war with NATO. The Bundestag has admitted Russia’s attack on NATO in 2-3 years.