Germany announces €100 billion special funding for its armed forces

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497882170689531905

 

[Viet]

Breaking news

Just watching live the speech of Olaf Scholz.

Thanks Putin war of aggression against Ukraine

Germany feels threatened and now it will increase defense spending to $80 billion minimum per year. New joint fighter jets with France, new drones from Israel, buying F35 as nuclear bombers, upgrading Typhoons.

For this year, Germany will increase spending by $120 billion.
That’s unprecedented.

Will be lots of tanks, submarines.

Germany says it will defend every inch of NATO territory.

 

[dBSPL]

Germany found a historic opportunity.

 

[Viet]

Germany can outspend Russia without a drop of tear. While Putin must lower his country living standard.

 

[S.Y.A]

the correct title would be "Germany enters arms race".

 

[S.Y.A]

fourth reich when?

welcome back germany, lol

 

[INS_Vikrant]

Germany Militarizing again. Now it truly feels like a World War is upon us.

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

Holy hell

 

[dBSPL]

Many countries can seize the opportunity to implement many of its policies that it has not been able to put into action for years and that it has not been able to prepare the public, by using/instrumentalizing Russian aggression.

German defense industry has faced many vexing problems (particularly in naval matters) in recent years, But if it mobilizes its industrial capabilities and depth with strong funding, it can produce what would be like the awakening of a sleeping giant.

IMHO, opening the money taps to Armed Forces is never a problem for Germany; The problem is the unwillingness to out of US-controlled European design, fueled by historical trauma.

Will the Russian crisis give Germany this opportunity? Or will the US have the opportunity to re-tighten the screws that have been loosened for the last 20 years? The answer to this question will determine Europe's next century.

Regardless, Putin has touched the nerve endings of the world order. Perhaps history will write these days as the return of empires, err, I mean power centers.

 

[Indos]

Whole Europe will increase defense spending, opportunity for defense companies to get more sales, particularly the ones from US and Western Europe

 

[reflecthofgeismar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497882170689531905

´France: ... :/
Poland: error404

 

[Enigma SIG]

Coming soon in 2030-2040!

 

[Viet]

Whole Europe will increase defense spending, opportunity for defense companies to get more sales, particularly the ones from US and Western Europe

Deja vu. Existing times ahead. Communist China ignited arms race in Far East, authoritarian Putin threatens Europe they can’t complain when other start military buildup.
Whether or not Germany needs 3,000 tanks like they had in Cold War?

 

[Ali_Baba]

Russia threatens mainland europe with their landforces - and it is dependent on the countries of the mainland to recognise this threat and plan for it.

The UK just needs to focus on airpower and naval power. Mainland europe needs to focus on landpower ie tanks to counter the hoardes of ruskies.

As a side note - The increase in defence spending across mainland europe that will come - does free the USA to concentrate on east asia as a side effect. A strategic mistake by Russia for sure and not good news for China ... and one that China should have seen and counselled the Russian against ???

 

[Wergeland]

Germany found a historic opportunity.

Lol They made it on the third try