Germany has previously been criticized for devoting less than the 2% mark on defense spending called for by NATO agreements. "From now on, more than 2% of our GDP will be invested in our defense," Scholz said. Scholz said the German government would allocate €100 billion extra for the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in the 2022 budget. The policy is rooted in Germany's history as an aggressor during World War II. "What do we need to counter this threat now or in the future?" he added.ĭW's Michaela Küfner on Chancellor Scholz' Bundestag speechįor years, Germany has refused to export any arms to war zones or allow third countries to send German-made arms to these areas. Scholz said anyone "who has read what Putin says" can have "no doubt" the Russian president wants to "create a new order in Europe and he has no qualms about using military capabilities to achieve it." "We are not alone in defending peace," he added. "In attacking Ukraine, Putin doesn't just want to eradicate a country from the world map, he is destroying the European security structure we have had in place since Helsinki," Scholz said, referring to Europe's long-standing security infrastructure. The moves reverse Germany's long-standing principle of not sending or selling weapons to conflict areas. On Saturday, the German government announced its decision to provide 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 surface-to-air missiles from German military stocks to Ukraine as soon as possible.Īdditionally, Estonia and the Netherlands received permission from the German government to transfer German-made weapons to Ukraine, whereas previously such permission had been denied. Dark Sun, Bright Moon is a must-read for history fans looking to learn about the beliefs and lifestyle of ancient cultures, but also experience a highly spiritual read from a totally alternative perspective.German Chancellor holds speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine Though the text is hard going at times, the author presents excellent resources in the preface and appendices to the book to help readers engage with the historical customs and practices of the time. The people of the Andes are represented in a way that modern day readers can relate to, even through their sacrificial and often barbaric tendencies, and Q’ilyasisa’s transition from a simple animal-tender to the saviour of two empires was a truly remarkable journey to read. Oliver Sparrow writes with strong historical backup to bring his vivid, cruel, and exciting ancient world to life. It becomes her destiny to rid the empire of a pestilence which is sucking the spirit from every community in the region, and Q’ilyasisa must embark on an incredible quest through the beauty and terror of South America to fulfil her mission. A powerful, paranormal and spiritual voice seeks out a young woman of seemingly little consequence: the villager, Q’ilyasisa.
The plot takes place a millennium ago in the mountainous region of the Andes, where the tribal communities of the Huari empire live a brutal but functional existence in some of the harshest conditions ever known to man. Finn for Readers' Favoriteĭark Sun, Bright Moon is a work of historical fiction by Oliver Sparrow, based on the real ancient history of South America.
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