The analysis by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy says Germany is barely managing to replace the weapons it is sending to help Ukraine's war effort — stocks of air defense systems and howitzers have plummeted, for example — and it's not spending enough to stand up to Russia.
"What Europe needs now is a permanent, substantial and immediate increase in Germany's regular defense spending to at least 2% of GDP," said Guntram Wolff, the report's lead author. "Let's be clear — any 'business as usual' approach would be negligent and irresponsible in the face of Russian aggression."
Comment: It seems that most Germans don't agree, because 60% of Germans are against involvement in the Ukraine war.
Comment: What with Germany's tanking economy, and this apparent call to partly militarise it, it seems Germany's pathocrats may be toying with the idea of literally repeating all of their predecessors (and in some cases their actual ancestors) mistakes - although genocide has been outsourced to Israel - but, for now at least, it seems that its people are not intending to be as cooperative as they once were: