A good year after his “turning point” speech, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is taking stock of the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine in the Bundestag. It will also be about what he has done with the announced special fund of 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr and how he intends to continue modernizing the armed forces.
But it should also be discussed what caused the taboo breach in February 2022 to send German weapons to a war zone for the first time to defend against a nuclear power.
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