Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says 2% defense spending just the start
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…