NATO allies most notably the US under Donald Trump have repeatedly criticized Berlin for failing to pull its weight Germany could ramp u
NATO allies, most notably the US under Donald Trump, have repeatedly criticized Berlin for failing to pull its weight
Germany could ramp up its defense spending to as high as 3.5% of GDP, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. However, he did voice certain doubts regarding Berlin’s ability to keep military expenditure at this level in the long run.
Fellow NATO member states, especially the US under former President Donald Trump, have repeatedly called out Germany over its failure to reach the bloc’s target of spending at least 2% of GDP on defense. Following the start of Russia’s offensive against Ukraine almost two years ago, Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to start investing in the Bundeswehr in earnest.
To this end, his government set up a special fund totaling some €100 billion ($108 billion).
