Chris Lunday

Berlin

Finance Reporter at Business Insider Deutschland

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Zachód drży przed Donaldem Trumpem. Ale Polska staje się faworytem Waszyngtonu. Naśladują nas inne kraje

5 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Paul McLeary |Chris Lunday |Esther Webber

Z analizy POLITICO wynika, że są znaczące różnice między krajami wydającymi najwięcej na obronność w pobliżu Europy Wschodniej a tymi położonymi dalej od Rosji. Ta druga grupa wciąż powoli zbliża się do celu wyznaczonego dziesięć lat temu.
The winners and losers in Trump's NATO arms race

5 days ago | politico.com | Paul McLeary |Chris Lunday |Esther Webber

As Trump increases pressure, members are touting new investments and shuffling around money — from a “defense-adjacent” Sicilian bridge to a stopgap German fund. A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders in Eastern Europe and those further afield from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target. The 32 member states break down into three groups: the winners, the risers and the laggards.
Trump wants NATO to spend more on defense. Here’s who is actually paying.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Paul McLeary |Chris Lunday |Esther Webber

1 hour agoU.S. Strike on Iran Began With a RuseA feint to the west drew attention, while stealth bombers and submarines maneuvered for the attack Saturday morning, flight trackers picked up a host of stealthy U.S. B-2 bombers that took off from their Air Force base in Missouri and headed west over the Pacific. It was a ruse. Hours later, a group …NowRoll Back Legal Same-Sex Marriage? Republicans Are Getting It Wrong. Almost 10 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v.
Merz says he has ‘no doubt’ US remains committed to NATO after Trump meeting

3 weeks 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

4 weeks 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."

4 weeks 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

4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.