According to the DPA agency, Germany has informed NATO about its allocation of a record sum for defense.

For the first time in three decades, Germany has announced a planned defense budget equivalent to 2% of GDP. The government has disclosed a transfer of $73.4 billion to military needs, marking a record amount for Germany, the report notes.

Archived NATO documents reveal that Germany last allocated 2% of GDP to defense in 1992. During the Cold War, Germany's military spending quota exceeded 3% of GDP.

NATO defense ministers are expected to discuss the situation regarding military spending at a meeting in Brussels on February 15. It is anticipated that by 2024, approximately 20 out of the 31 NATO states will meet the norm of military spending at the level of 2% of GDP.

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