Germany’s Scholz announced tectonic policy shifts, but a year on, not much has budged

[DarlinG]

Germany’s Scholz announced tectonic policy shifts, but a year on, not much has budged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden on Friday, with Ukraine the sole item on the agenda. This comes just over a year after Scholz’s momentous “Zeitenwende” speech in reaction to the Russian invasion, in which he vowed radical changes to Germany’s defence and security policies. But analysts say Germany is failing to meet the expectations Scholz set.