WATCH LIVE — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock presents Germany’s national security strategy
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is holding a speech in Berlin on Friday that marks the launch of the German government’s discussions on how its new national security strategy will pan out.
Berlin has conducted a series of major policy shifts in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including a pledge to invest €100 billion ($111 billion) to modernize Germany’s armed forces — the Bundeswehr.
Baerbock’s speech comes a day after she met with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht.
In that meeting, Stoltenberg praised Germany’s decision to reverse its traditional underinvestment in the military, instead commiting to spend 2% of GDP on defense in line with NATO recommendations.