President Trump made no bones that Germany should increase their defense spending to come up to their NATO commitment of 2% of GDP going for defense. He also made no bones that becoming dependent on Russian LNG (liquid natural gas) was crazy. Now after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine - the Germans by their actions are admitting Trump was right.
- In Dramatic Shift, Germany Begins Military Rearmament
- Germany Steps Up Plans to Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy
You would think both of these moves would be bad for Putin bringing into question - was his invasion into Ukraine worth it? The answer is clearly no. Russia was set up to be a cowed Germany's primary gas station but now not so much. Both of these moves also have other repercussions - good news for US and allied arms manufacturers (someone has to arm the Germans) and good news for domestic German energy producers (like the owners of the country's nuclear plants which now seem to be staying on-line for the foreseeable future).
The big hope is that Putin doesn't start acting like an animal that's been backed into a corner now that his invasion actions are backfiring.
(HT Instapundit for the links)
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