The announcement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored how Russia’s war in Ukraine was rewriting Europe’s post-World War II security policy.
GerOlaf Scholzman Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. BRUSSELS — Germany announced Sunday it was committing 100 billion euros to a special armed forces fund and would keep its defense spending above 2% of GDP from now on.
At the Vatican, Ukrainian flags fluttered in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis delivered his weekly Sunday blessing. The German policy shift came as Italy, Austria and Belgium joined other European countries in closing their airspace to Russian aircraft, and Israel announced it was sending 100 tons of humanitarian aid — medical equipment and medicine, tents, sleeping bags and blankets — to help civilians caught up in the fighting in Ukraine.
Later Sunday, EU foreign ministers were meeting via videoconference to discuss sending more military aid to Ukraine.
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