Chris Lunday

Berlin

Finance Reporter at Business Insider Deutschland

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Merz says he has ‘no doubt’ US remains committed to NATO after Trump meeting

1 day ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday he is fully confident that the United States under President Donald Trump will remain in NATO, despite years of tensions over defense spending and commitment within the alliance. “I have no doubt whatsoever that the American government is committed to NATO,” Merz said during a Q&A at an event of the Family Entrepreneurs Association in Berlin.
Germany to review Israel weapons exports, foreign minister says

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has announced a review of arms exports to Israel in light of possible violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. “We are examining whether what is happening in the Gaza Strip is compatible with international humanitarian law,” Wadephul said in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Kiepskie szacunki niemieckiego rządu. Ekspert wskazuje na lukę w Bundeswehrze. "40 do 60 tys."

1 week ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Chris Lunday

Cel ten został wyznaczony po raz pierwszy w 2016 r., na długo przed inwazją Rosji na Ukrainę i ponownym skupieniem się NATO na zdolnościach obronnych. Od tego czasu Bundeswehrze trudno jest się rozwijać. Obecnie liczy ona ok. 181,5 tys. żołnierzy. "Liczba 203 tys.
Germany’s army needs up to 260,000 troops, says top military unionist

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — Germany will need as many 260,000 active-duty soldiers to meet NATO’s growing defense demands, the head of the country’s military union has warned, a sharp increase from the government’s official target of 203,000. That target was first set in 2016, long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and NATO’s renewed focus on defense capabilities. Since then, the Bundeswehr has struggled to grow. It currently has around 181,500 troops.
Germany and Ukraine sign deal on long-range weapons cooperation

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — Germany will deepen its military cooperation with Ukraine by supporting the purchase of long-range missiles produced in the war-ravaged nation, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. “Our defense ministers will sign a letter of intent today on procuring long-range weapon systems produced in Ukraine — so-called Long Range Fires,” Merz said Wednesday during a joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.
German finance minister disagrees with Merz over Ukraine weapons policy

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is clashing with conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz over whether the country has lifted restrictions on how Ukraine can use German weapons against Russia. “There is no new agreement that goes beyond what the previous government had in place,” Klingbeil, a senior Social Democrat, told reporters in Berlin on Monday when asked whether the range limits on German weapons had been scrapped.
NATO ma się zgodzić na cel 5 proc. PKB na obronność

1 week ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Chris Lunday

— Zakładam, że [podczas szczytu NATO] w Hadze uzgodnimy wyższy cel wydatków na obronność, wynoszący łącznie 5 proc. [PKB] — powiedział Rutte podczas sesji pytań i odpowiedzi w Zgromadzeniu Parlamentarnym NATO w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Według Rutte coraz więcej przywódców popiera nowy cel, który stanowi znaczny wzrost w stosunku do obecnego celu sojuszu, wynoszącego co najmniej 2 proc. PKB.
NATO’s Rutte embraces 5 percent defense spending goal

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

NATO allies are moving toward a new defense spending benchmark of 5 percent of GDP ahead of next month's crucial leaders' summit, alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Monday. "I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a higher defense spending target of in total 5 percent," Rutte said during a Q&A session at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in the United States.
Merz lifts range limits on Ukraine weapons to hit targets inside Russia

1 week ago | politico.eu | Chris Lunday

BERLIN — Germany and its key allies have lifted range restrictions on weapons sent to Ukraine allowing Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia with no external limits, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. That announcement by the German leader could clear the path for Berlin to finally deliver its powerful Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv, something that the previous government refused to do so as not not to provoke nuclear-armed Russia.
Obawy w Niemczech. Posłowie chcą wstrzymać eksport broni do Izraela

1 week ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Chris Lunday

— "Niemiecka broń nie może być wykorzystywana do szerzenia katastrof humanitarnych i łamania prawa międzynarodowego" — powiedział Adis Ahmetowic, rzecznik frakcji SPD ds. polityki zagranicznej, w wywiadzie dla niemieckiego magazynu "Stern". "Dlatego wzywamy rząd premiera Binjamina Netanjahu do zawarcia zawieszenia broni i powrotu do negocjacji". "To nie kryzys, ale załamanie wszystkich systemów". Strefa Gazy walczy o przetrwanie.