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Germany's defence spending boost will improve European security

27 February 2022

11:35 PM

27 February 2022

11:35 PM

In yet another sign of how dramatically Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has changed Europe’s attitude to both Russia and security, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has just announced that the country will spend two percent of GDP on defence by 2024. This is a significant move, Germany currently only spends about 1.5

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