Russian aggression and US isolationism push a once hesitant Germany to invest heavily in defence.

This article is about Germany rapidly increasing defence spending, and also the fact that they’re considering conscription. I also found this interesting:

A recent YouGov poll showed that 79% of Germans still see Vladimir Putin as “very” or “quite” dangerous to European peace and security. Now 74% said the same for Donald Trump.

Thoughts?

  • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    There never was such a promise, it was one diplomat who sid that and it was pulled back almost immediately. And most of all, there never was anything close to official or formal offered in that direction.

    And that a country does not like a defense union, that was founded to manage their aggressions shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

    The only one responsible for Russia’s aggression is Russia itself.