Germany's Scholz calls for boosting Ukraine's military power, not NATO membership.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany will increase defense expenditure, continue to support Ukraine, and lobby Turkey to allow Sweden to join NATO. Scholz said Germany is taking a considerably more active role in protecting its own territory and that of its NATO allies. He also reiterated Germany's position that it would continue to support Ukraine "for as long as is necessary" in its defensive war against Russia. Germany plans to spend 2% of GDP in 2024 for the first time in decades.
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