Name: NATO Military Spending Amid the Ukraine War, Explained
Uploaded: 2022-05-16T14:14:14.000Z
Duration: 5 min 11 s
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- [Narrator] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

- Canada will be sending heavy artillery.

They're buying heavy cargo military helicopters.

They're going to modernize the armed forces

I'm thinking Romania here and Poland as well,

- [Narrator] So as Russia unleashes new threats,

raising concerns that the war could escalate outside

of Ukraine, here's how some NATO countries

are looking to upgrade their military capabilities.

One major step to strengthen the West's ability

to deter Moscow was announced by Germany.

would boost military spending above 2% of GDP

and invest the equivalent of $113 billion in weaponry.

jet fighter war plane produced by the United States

and many, if not most of the NATO members

with NATO countries because of its ability

Its aligned edges contribute to that ability.

It can also carry weapons internally or externally,

and has an extended range of more than 1,350 miles

The F-35s will replace aging Tornado aircraft

including Germany reduced their military capabilities

are now looking at where to strategically stockpile weapons

and ensuring that they have the correct capabilities

- [Narrator] As countries such as Germany

in the east of Europe, nations have been preparing

like Poland, countries like Estonia or Lithuania

of the aggression potential of Vladimir Putin's regime,

and they have been warning their Western peers.

following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Warsaw began negotiations to buy 250 Abrams tanks

and wants to accelerate the delivery of the weapons.

is a modernized version of the Abrams main battle tank.

It's fitted with armor in its hull and turret,

designed to protect against threats from explosives.

The tank can be hinged with reactive armor

and it can be fitted with a signal jammer

- You've seen huge tank losses by Russian forces in Ukraine.

to the kind of anti-tank weapons you've seen deployed

- [Narrator] In addition to spending on new tanks,

Poland is sending some of its older T-72 models

to Ukraine, which has been requesting weapons assistance

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