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On a related note, get a load of this, behind a paywall, but the headline sats it all...

Germany to avoid EU punishment for breaching budget rules Exemption for higher defence spending will help Berlin avoid corrective measures, says bloc’s economy commissioner

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I’ll make you a bet...

The money Germany says is going for defense spending...

It ain’t really going for defense spending.

Betcha.