Despite the growing defense spending, Germany still lags behind the slats installed NATO 2% VVP, It sends a message InoTV German television station N-TV.
The former commander of US forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges called for increased investment in infrastructure and to deduct these expenses as military.
NATO should provide an incentive for, Members to put more money in their transport networks. It is best to do it, having ranked corresponding investments such countries, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, to military spending, he told reporters,.
As explained channel, The United States insists on compliance with the rules on 2% GDP to military spending, "However, it remains a controversial question of whether, how it should be done: according to the United States and many other countries, all allies to 2024 year should be allocated to military needs for 2% VVP '. Nevertheless, Berlin is only going to get closer to this goal, emphasizes edition.
At the same time he plans to move "mincing steps". Last year, Germany's defense spending amounted to about 36 billion. euro, which corresponded 1,24% VVP.
Hodges (in the service before the end of 2017), He explained, the money can be invested in increasing the mobility of the armed forces in Europe.
We should be able to navigate on our territory at least as fast, as the Russian - on its, the ex-commander.
In his opinion, NATO countries "could themselves provide flat wagons for the movement of armored vehicles by rail; they would also be able to "enter into contracts with railway companies, so that they guarantee the transportation of certain military equipment volumes at any desired time ".
