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If Canada decides to buy submarines from Germany, this means tightening relations with a “club for countries” in Europe, where it looks to meet NATO Defense spending German ambassador says the goals are facing an uncertain world.

Matthias Luttenberg, Germany’s ambassador to Canada, sat with Western massMercedes Stevenson in an interview broadcast on Sunday and stressed the value of the work more closely.

“It is up to the Canadian government to determine the direction they want to go” Lottenberg said.

“The artistic submarine that we offer jointly with Norway, which was built in Germany is a very good solution to Canadian security, especially when you look at the Arctic.”

European countries are investing billions of dollars in James, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to join the Relle EURPE initiative in the last throne speech.

Germany and Norway have proposed a partnership with Canada to buy new submarines – a project that gives Ottawa early access to ships and helps it achieve the goals of spending on NATO, which aims to obtain all members of the military alliance spending two percent of the GDP of defense.

Canada has been less than this goal for a long time, but it was subjected to renewed pressure not only to meet, but to overcome this goal, as US President Donald Trump pushes more military spending.

Lottenberg said that the purchase of the submarine project will symbolize a wider partnership.

“It is not only a submarine, but also related to the entry of this club from countries: Norway, Germany, and perhaps others in Europe are interested in being part of this marine partnership because it brings more benefit than just a submarine because we can innovate jointly, we can develop, and we can talk about maintenance, but we already have another project with Canada.”

“I think this is an interesting offer between NATO allies.”

Lüttenberg was asked about the time schedules for Germany’s date of renewable defense spending. He said that they are already exceeding the NATO brand by 2 percent and aiming to up to three percent in the coming years, and indicated that Russia can do future aggression actions.

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He said: “Defense Minister (Germany) said that he wants to see the German army ready for the war by 2029. Not because we want to attack anyone, God forbid, but because we feel that we must be ready to face any kind of Russian aggression against NATO lands by that time.”

With a continuous escalation in the war in Ukraine since the invasion of Russia 2022, Trump’s efforts to the mediator a The peace deal seems to lack progress Since its opening.

The power in economies, whether in Canada or the European Union, will be important if countries hope to achieve budget goals, including defensive spending. The trade war arose Trump tariff policies It was cited One of the biggest risks to global economies Including Canada.

Carney is looking to strengthen the Canadian economy amid the trade war by working for a “one -Canadian economy”, and it is now I presented an invoice To remove trade barriers between federal regulations.

Canada has The goal of reaching NATO goal Of the two percent of GDP early in 2027, with this fiscal year tracing about 1.37 percent – compared to 1.31 percent in 2024.

Lottenberg said Germany is planning to increase its defensive spending by 0.2 percent every year to reach 3.5 percent of its annual GDP by 2032.

He said: “Two percent of us have been long for a long time, and we are now standing by 2.12 percent. But we are committing very frankly, for the new goal of 3.5 plus 1.5 in terms of additional infrastructure booklets and expenses.”

“We support this goal, which is also shared by Mark Retti, as the Secretary -General of NATO.”

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