Germany’s decision to suspend compulsory military service in 2011 was a mistake, defence minister says. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BERLIN - Germany’s €100 billion special defence fund is no longer enough to cover its needs, the new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said, in an interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung published on Friday.
said Germany would also need to raise its annual regular defence spending from the current level of around €50 billion.replacements for the 14 Leopard tanks that Berlin agreed to send to UkraineGermany’s decision to suspend compulsory military service in 2011 was a mistake, he added, saying he was hesitant to place a burden upon young generations but was open to discussing a new model to strengthen the relationship between citizens and the state.
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