Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted Germany to revisit its defence posture, which increasingly suffered from a lack of investment since the end of the Cold War as imminent threats appeared to diminish. The legislation must now pass through Germany’s two houses of parliament. It could come into force in May of next year.
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German Defence Ministry faces shortfall of €6 billion
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•Legal trouble for defence, drone companies
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•Rheinmetall, Leonardo to build tanks in Italy
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•Australia, Taiwan in $$$$ missile defence buys
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•Ukraine orders artillery ammo plant from Rheinmetall
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•The order is for a turnkey factory that will become a ‘Ukrainian Centre of Excellence for Ammunition’ to be operated by a Rheinmetall joint venture with a Ukrainian state-owned company, that will begin production within 24 months to manufacture hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition per year.
German defence chief warns of Russian military build-up
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•Scholz addresses criticism of German defence spending
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•Germany’s Baerbock backs U.S. missiles to deter Russia
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•Germany says Hungary’s EU presidency causing ‘a lot of damage’
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•Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said that Orbán could travel wherever he wanted, adding, “What is not acceptable is that he travels through the world with the impression that he is doing so on behalf of others. And there will certainly be further discussion about how to deal with this.”
Pushback against conscription plans in Germany
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•Economic researchers and partners in the ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz have warned of immense economic costs and legal difficulties that could result from plans for military conscription proposed by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in June in an attempt to boost the numbers of the German armed forces.
Kremlin slams plans for long-range U.S. weapons in Germany
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•Russia has criticized the planned stationing of long-range US weapons in Germany as a return to the Cold War, after German leaders said the step was necessary due to the increased threat posed by Russia to European security. “We are well on the way to a Cold War. This has all happened before,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
U.S. announces $2.35B military aid for Ukraine
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•U.S. postpones military exercise in Georgia
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•The Pentagon said last week the U.S. will indefinitely postpone a military exercise in Georgia ‘due to the Georgian government’s false accusations against the United States and other western entities, to pressure Georgia to open a second front against Russia to alleviate pressure on Ukraine, and of participating in two coup attempts against the ruling party.’