WorldEU defense spending nearing pre-World War II levels, Russian diplomat says
Russian diplomat Yulia Zhdanova said that defense-industrial spending planned by some European Union member states is approaching the levels seen on the eve of World War II. She cited various estimates to characterize the scale of current defense investment. Her statement referred to planned spending in certain member states and did not identify specific countries or amounts. The comparison places the reported spending against the period immediately before the war.
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EU defense spending nearing pre-World War II levels, Russian diplomat says