As a result of Russia's war in Ukraine: in Germany can introduce an emergency - Scholtz
This will happen if the situation on the front is getting worse, other partners will reduce assistance to Ukraine, and "the threat to Germany and Europe" will increase. About it reports Zeit Online. According to him, in Ukraine by the end of the year they will put into operation the second Patrioth air defense system, transferred to Germany. "The second Patriot air defense system from Germany will start tasks in Ukraine this year," Scholt said.
He also reported that the German government wants to allocate 14 billion euros next year. Of these, 8 for weapons and 6 to assist Ukrainian refugees in Germany. In addition, Scholt said that in general the budget of Germany will be reduced by 17 billion euros for the coming year. A number of taxes will be increased: CO2 tax, which is levied on fuel for cars and for heating of living quarters using fossil energy sources, as well as a tax on aviation kerosene for flights inside Germany.
Also, from 2024 a year earlier, subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles will be stopped and funds for the development of solar energy will be cut. Germany handed the Armed Forces of Ukraine a new Luna NG UAV on December 8. According to the Defense Express agency, it is a truly recent equipment, because the complex was first represented by a German defensive giant RheinMetall a year ago, in June 2022, at Eurosatory. In 2024, Germany intends to put nearly 200,000 shells in Ukraine.
According to the Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, it will not be possible to reach a goal of 1 million ammunition by March 2024. However, the defense industry existed in peacetime. He noted that the promise of 1 million shells is difficult to execute the defense industry because it existed in peaceful conditions. According to him, expectations were not confirmed. However, the situation will change soon.