American Ambassador to Germany Republican Ricard Grenell Credit: Der Spiegel

The criticism of US Ambassador Richard Grenell on the budget of SPD Finance Minister Olaf Scholz angered German politicians.

Previously, Grenell had criticized that Germany’s financial planning away from the NATO target to spend two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. According to Scholz ‘plans, the share of defense spending in GDP should rise to 1.37 percent in the short term, but decline again in the medium term. “The fact that the federal government is even considering reducing their already unacceptable contributions to military readiness is a disturbing signal from Germany to its 28 NATO allies,” Grenell said.

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