Daily Memo: Germany Approves New Military Spending, Lavrov Cancels Trip to Serbia

Moscow was forced to cancel the visit after three Balkan countries banned the foreign minister's plane from their airspace.

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New military spending. Germany’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment that will unlock 100 billion euros ($107 billion) in military spending for the country. Approximately 41 billion euros will go to the air force, which intends to buy CH-47F Chinook helicopters and possibly F-35 fighter jets. Another 19 billion euros will go to the navy to […]

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