When Russia Invaded Ukraine, Germany Promised to Rearm. One Year Later, It Is Having Second Thoughts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Berlin has said it won't immediately raise military spending to meet the 2% of gross domestic product level pledged by NATO members in 2014.
40% : Germany's apparent backtracking on military spending is largely due to its glacial pace of arms procurement, said Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe who closely worked with Germany's military.
40% : According to Wolfgang Schmidt, Mr. Scholz's chief of staff in the chancellery, this has made it harder for Mr. Scholz's coalition to make the sacrifices necessary to raise military spending to the 2% target.
40% : Doing so would mean diverting €80 billion from existing budget items or to permanently raise taxes, when Germany faces increased healthcare and pension costs.

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