德國宣布大幅提國防預算,使其超過gdp的2%,政府決定從 2022 年預算中提供 1000 億歐元用於軍事投資。

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Germany to hike defense spending, Scholz says in further policy shift

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BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Germany will sharply hike its spending on defense to more than 2% of its economic output in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told an extraordinary session of the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Sunday.

“We will have to invest more in the security of our country to protect out freedom and democracy,” he said, adding the government had decided to supply 100 billion euros for military investments from its 2022 budget.

Germany has long resisted pressure from the United States and others to raise its defense spending to 2% of economic output in the light of its bloody 20th century history and resulting strong pacifism among its population.

But it has made a turnabout on various longstanding policies in recent days, including its refusal to deliver weapons to conflict zones, agreeing to send Ukraine defensive anti-tank weapons, surface-to-air missiles and ammunition.

“There could be no other answer to Putin’s aggression,” Scholz told lawmakers.

Reporting by Riham Alkousaa and Maria Sheahan; Writing by Sarah Marsh

柏林，2 月 27 日（路透社）——德國總理奧拉夫·舒爾茨（Olaf Scholz）週日在聯邦議院下議院舉行的特別會議上表示，德國將大幅提高國防開支，使其占經濟產出的比例超過 2%，以應對俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭。 .

他說：“我們將不得不對國家安全進行更多投資，以保護自由和民主。”他補充說，政府已決定從其 2022 年預算中提供 1000 億歐元用於軍事投資。

鑑於其血腥的 20 世紀歷史，並在其人口中產生了強烈的和平主義，德國長期以來一直抵制來自美國和其他國家的壓力，要求將其國防開支提高到經濟產出的 2%。

但最近幾天，它改變了各種長期政策，包括拒絕向衝突地區運送武器，同意向烏克蘭運送防禦性反坦克武器、地對空導彈和彈藥。

“對於普京的侵略，沒有其他答案，”肖爾茨告訴立法者。