Pistorius wants to sharply increase Germany's defense budget - Reuters

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is seeking to increase the country's defense spending to more than EUR 60 billion.

This was reported by Reuters, citing sources.

Thus, two sources familiar with the matter said that Pistorius is seeking a sharp increase in Germany's annual defense budget.

In particular, one of the sources indicated that he is talking about a desire to increase the budget to more than EUR 60 billion (USD 68.21 billion).

An anonymous source reported that Pistorius wants this increase to take effect in 2025.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Germany has repeatedly stated that it considers an attack by the aggressor country of russia on NATO territory to be a realistic scenario. In particular, on March 28, the German Federal Intelligence Service reported that the aggressor country of russia could start a "large-scale war" with Western countries by the end of the decade.

The German Federal Ministry of the Interior even advised citizens to be prepared for emergencies, so stock up on "essential" supplies.

Also, the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Carsten Breuer, believes that the German army should be rearmed by 2029, since it is at this time that russia will be able to attack a NATO country.

Earlier, The Economist calculated how Europe can finance its own security and support Ukraine without the United States.