Germany, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden Increased Defense Budgets in 1 Month.
"The war in Ukraine has been a strong wake-up call for a number of European countries who’d been basking in post-Cold War comfort thinking…"
A 180° turnaround.
$133 billion so far.
Fear is a great motivator against so-called friends. Someone has to play the bad guy. Mission accomplished.
With friends like these…
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/03/seven-european-nations-have-increased-defense-budgets-in-one-month-who-will-be-next/