Germany now steps up

[Mark Kohut]

In recent days, the Western nations have relaxed the limits on heavy
weapons. Even the German parliament
<https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-german-lawmakers-overwhelmingly-approve-heavy-weapons-deliveries/a-61618357>—which,
for historical reasons, has steered clear of any sort of intervention in
foreign wars, until two months ago—voted overwhelmingly to send Ukraine
heavy weapons; earlier, the German chancellor boosted his country’s defense
budget by extravagant sums
<https://www.sipri.org/commentary/blog/2022/explainer-proposed-hike-german-military-spending#:~:text=To%20reach%20the%202%20per%20cent%20target%2C%20Germany's%20military%20expenditure,billion%20per%20year%20until%202026.>
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