Germany’s government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release €100 billion to modernise the army in the face of the Russian threat. Source: News24.com | Germany boosts military by €100bn fund to modernise in face of Russia threat
By Aylin Matlé Not only is Germany’s heralded “sea change” — or Zeitenwende — on defense policy not the revolution it seemed back in early March, this isn’t even the first revolution that wasn’t. Despite recent claims to the contrary, it does not seem as though Germany’s security and defense policies are undergoing a revolution, […]
Germany has been accused of “deliberately watering down” the EU embargo on Russian oil, officials have claimed. Source: ‘Humiliating’ Germany accused of ‘deliberately watering down’ EU’s Russian oil ban