Nobody is begging. Politicians are using "defence" as a leverage to enpower and enrich themself
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Seeing as I invented this meme I’ll overuse it
And Germany is taking on 1 trillion Euros in new debt to protect against Russia, which is currently spending less on its military than the EU, while fighting a war.
citation needed.
I've seen the €800b figure but that's the EU as a whole, not Germany on its own
Germany is currently planning a "whatever it takes" spending plan of 500 billion for infrastructure projects and an equally high, but potentially unlimited amount for defense.
https://www.ft.com/content/ee20978f-bbcd-4616-954c-7749dc5334fd
So ok, that’s not one trillion.
Over 10 years
Paywall so can't see whats written in that ft article. Deutsche Welle says 400bn for defense plus 500bn for infrastructure investment over 10 years
He knew that before Trump's election but didn't make it an issue. He also knows that it implies that Russia will never attack Poland, let alone Poland allied with Europe.
What's the real need for the strengthened military?
What’s the real need for the strengthened military?
same as it ever was
Doesn't Russia want to see Nato entirely gone?
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