According to local television, the determining factor in its development were the recent changes in the region and a strong dependence on energy supplies.

German authorities in the national security strategy are in favor of increasing military spending to two percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product.

However, the document clarifies, the government intends to achieve the increase in the sector over several years, with the aim of strengthening security in cyberspace and outer space. We will reduce unilateral dependence on the supply of raw materials and energy resources by diversifying supplies and promoting the creation of strategic reserves, it adds.

Officials emphasized the desire to expand national reserves of food, energy resources and medicines and expressed plans to adopt a law to protect critical infrastructure facilities.

The brief spans more than 40 pages and reflects the concept of ensuring security, managing crisis situations and pandemics, and achieving sovereignty in the energy and food sectors.

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