Spanish spending spike to help hit NATO budget target this year
www.defensenews.com
Spain so far has been among the alliance’s lowest defense spenders, with just 1.3% of the country’s total economic power going to the military.
  • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
    151·
    1 year ago

    Cynics might say they’re late to the party, but let’s just appreciate EU standing together at least.

    The €10.5 billion boost ($12 billion) in defense spending will raise the Spanish total to €34 billion ($39 billion) for this year.

    I’m not a fan of people and governments buying weapons but this will definitely aid in keeping Russia away.

      • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
        81·
        1 year ago

        Which makes sense. Madrid is further from Berlin than Moscow is from Berlin.

        If Russia wants to attack from the sea they would either need to pass the Bosporus and then around Italy, or in the North past all the Batic and Scandinavian countries.

        The only EU country further away from a direct confrontation with Russia is Portugal.

      • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
        61·
        1 year ago

        Well Russia is using bot farms and cable cutting ships, so if you’d ask me that counts to keeping Russia away :)