BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister sees no reason to boost the country's defence budget due to the Ukraine crisis, he told a magazine, warning NATO that discussing higher spending or sending troops to eastern Europe could create misunderstandings with Russia.
NATO's top military commander in Europe said this month that Russia's actions in Ukraine had shown it was not acting like a partner, and this should prompt more members of the NATO alliance to boost their defence spending toward the agreed target of 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).