Russia Says Germany Is Risking European Security by ‘Remilitarizing’

Russia Says Germany Is Risking European Security by ‘Remilitarizing’
A German Gepard anti-aircraft tank fires during a military exercise in the northern German town of Bergen some 80 km south of Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 26, 2003. Christian Charisius/Reuters
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Russia on Friday accused Germany of throwing European security into imbalance by “remilitarizing,” as Berlin moves to boost its military spending in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

In comments published in German newspapers this week, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin would soon have the largest conventional army of NATO’s European members.