First reported by The Economist
Europe promised cash for defence. It’s failing to cough up
Europe's defence spending promises fall short as public support fails to translate into funding
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The Economist
2d ago· 1 min readenNews
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Europe has promised increased defence spending to support Ukraine and strengthen its own armed forces, but is failing to deliver on those financial commitments. Despite widespread public support for stronger military capabilities, European nations are unwilling to allocate the necessary funding. The article uses a Swedish factory producing CV90 armoured vehicles for Ukraine as a symbol of the continent's defence efforts and the gap between rhetoric and reality.
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· 3 pulledA UKRAINIAN FLAG inscribed in Cyrillic with the words "thanks, always" hangs at a factory in northern Sweden
Its soldiers affectionately call it "the Scandinavian beast"
The flag is a daily reminder to employees of the work they are doing to safeguard Europe
Most Europeans want stronger armed forces, but are unwilling to pay for them
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