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Tusk: Right now, 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans for protection from 140 million Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million Ukrainians for three years (www.politico.eu)

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Well put Mr. Tusk.

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

citation needed.

I've seen the €800b figure but that's the EU as a whole, not Germany on its own

[–] superkret@feddit.org 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago

Over 10 years

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 7 points 3 months ago

So ok, that’s not one trillion.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Paywall so can't see whats written in that ft article. Deutsche Welle says 400bn for defense plus 500bn for infrastructure investment