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Chancellor Hopeful Says Germany Should Focus on Existing NATO Spending Target
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's conservative CDU, the party's candidate to run for chancellor, said on Tuesday that the nation should focus on efforts to reach existing NATO defence spending targets before discussing any further increases.
Germany says it met NATO 2% defence spending target in 2024, short of Trump's demand
Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.
Germany says it met NATO 2pc defence spending target in 2024
BERLIN: Germany met NATO’s target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government
Germany's Defense Spending Strategy: Meeting NATO Targets Amid Fiscal Challenges
Germany has met NATO's 2% GDP defense spending target for 2024. This comes despite budget constraints and aligns with Chancellor Scholz's strategy since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, long-term military funding remains uncertain,
Germany met NATO 2% defence spending target in 2024, sources say
Germany met the NATO alliance's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, finance ministry sources said on Monday, and finished the year with a reserve of 10.7 billion euros ($11.
Scholz dismisses Trump's 5% NATO spending demand as too costly
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday dismissed incoming US president Donald Trump's demands that Germany and other NATO allies spend at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. "Five percent would be over €200 billion ($204 billion) per year,
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NATO defense spending set to kick into high gear, Rutte says as Trump takes office
The return of Trump will once again put European defense spending levels at the center of the United States’ approach to NATO ...
NATO Warns Russian Victory Would Cost Allies Trillions
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.
Ukraine must win, regain full territory, in war with Russia, says Germany’s Merz
BERLIN - Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Mr Friedrich Merz - favourite to become Germany’s next chancellor - said on Jan 23. Mr ...
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Trump calls for increase in NATO spending that could drive Pentagon budget beyond $1 trillion
President Donald Trump said NATO countries must sharply increase their defense spending, demanding member states push beyond current benchmarks that many of them already struggle to hit.
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What's Stopping NATO Countries From Boosting Defense Spending?
European countries have ramped up defense budgets since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And many leaders have ...
Russia rearming faster than thought ‘for possible attack on Nato’
Russia is rearming faster than first thought for a potential attack on Nato, Germany’s military pointman on Ukraine has ...
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Germany deploys 2 Patriot batteries to eastern Poland airport
Jasionka Airport is crucial to transmit Western aid to Ukraine, notes Polish defense minister - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Russia rejects idea of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine, warning of "uncontrollable escalation"
Russia on Thursday rejected the idea of NATO countries sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in ...