Two-and-a-half years after Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to overhaul Germany's military, his government proposed a budget for 2025 with only a modest defense spending increase, disappointing expectations of a significant boost in funding.
Despite increasing pressure to enhance its security role due to ongoing conflicts and geopolitical tensions, Germany's budget shortfall and reduction in military aid to Ukraine have raised doubts about the government's resolve to lead militarily and fulfill NATO commitments.
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