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The Federal Government wants to make up for what has been neglected for many years with a "Special Fund for the Federal Armed Forces". Since Olaf Scholz promised an extra 100 billion euros for the modernization of the armed forces in his speech about the necessary turning point after Russia's attack on Ukraine, things have been progressing on paper. The only question is whether this is also the case in practice.

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