kravietz 🦇 on Nostr: Yes, he’s got a vested interest but this doesn’t change the fact that what he ...
Yes, he’s got a vested interest but this doesn’t change the fact that what he says is true:
The CEO of Germany’s largest defense concern Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, has noted that decades of underinvestment in defense have left European nations “at the kids’ table” in discussions about Ukraine’s future.
“If you don’t invest, if you’re not strong, they handle you like kids. It was very convenient for the Europeans over the last 30 years to say, OK, spend 1 percent [of GDP on defense], it’s fine,” Papperger said in a commentary to The Financial Times.
https://united24media.com/latest-news/europe-left-at-the-kids-table-in-ukraine-talks-says-rheinmetall-chief-5982
The CEO of Germany’s largest defense concern Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, has noted that decades of underinvestment in defense have left European nations “at the kids’ table” in discussions about Ukraine’s future.
“If you don’t invest, if you’re not strong, they handle you like kids. It was very convenient for the Europeans over the last 30 years to say, OK, spend 1 percent [of GDP on defense], it’s fine,” Papperger said in a commentary to The Financial Times.
https://united24media.com/latest-news/europe-left-at-the-kids-table-in-ukraine-talks-says-rheinmetall-chief-5982