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Germany ramping up military capabilities as fast as it can, says Scholz at NATO

Published 30/06/2022, 13:25
Updated 30/06/2022, 13:31
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Soldiers shoot from a howitzer during training at a German army base on a NATO media day, in which up to 7,500 soldiers from 9 nations take part, in Munster, Germany, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

MADRID (Reuters) - Germany is ramping up its military capabilities as fast as it can and will begin the NATO ratification process for Sweden and Finland this week, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

"For Germany, this means that we will continue to expand our contribution on land, at sea and in the air," Scholz told reporters at the NATO summit in Madrid.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Soldiers shoot from a howitzer during training at a German army base on a NATO media day, in which up to 7,500 soldiers from 9 nations take part, in Munster, Germany, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Germany will permanently maintain a regional marine commando in the Baltic Sea, a tank division with 15,000 soldiers and 20 naval units, said Scholz.

The chancellor added that he did not want to speculate on how long Ukraine would need support in the war nor on what it would take to make Russian President Vladimir Putin end the war.

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