Nothing is like it was anymore. The strong speech by the Federal Chancellor on Sunday in the Bundestag means a turning point in the Berlin Republic. Olaf Scholz flips the switch and completely reorganizes foreign and security policy.
The exclusion of Russia from the Swift payment information system, 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr and the promise of wanting to achieve NATO’s two percent target for defense spending – the turnaround is breathtaking and thus definitely ends the Merkel era.
That took a long time. Many say: too long. The hesitation about Nord Stream 2, Germany’s hesitation about Swift. But Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz first have to break away from the old ways of thinking. Of course, everyone is looking for a bit of security in their own positions. Especially the SPD and the Greens in their pacifist lines in security policy.
>> Read here: 100 billion euros: Scholz wants to provide special funds for the Bundeswehr
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