Christine Lambrecht received an additional 100 billion euros to quickly modernize the Bundeswehr. Quickly? The opposition calls the minister “aimless” and “completely overwhelmed”. And others are also losing patience.
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Mike Szymanski, Berlin
Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) had been in office less than three months when war broke out in Ukraine. On February 27, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a turning point in security policy in the Bundestag. With an additional 100 billion euros, the troops should be modernized. 100 billion – that roughly corresponds to the amount that would otherwise be available to the Bundeswehr in the regular budget in two years.