![]() ![]() ![]() Berlin still fails to see that the Kremlin’s defeat in this war is necessary to ensure long-term security in Europe.ĭespite domestic political controversies, Germany plans to raise its defence spending to 2% of GDP. ![]() However, when it comes to supporting Ukraine and raising the costs of the current war for Russia, the German government continues to factor into its calculations its own dependence on Russian oil and gas and the resistance of some in the SPD to supplying Kyiv with weapons. Most German elites have come to understand that Putin’s Russia is not only a challenge but also a threat to NATO, and that investments in national defence and bolstering collective defence are therefore necessary. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has undermined the principle of German policy based on the notion that “the security of Europe can only be built with Russia, not against it”. ![]()
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