Bundestag Votes On EUR 100 Billion Defense Fund

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 03: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz steps away from a ballot urn after voting on a constitutional amendment that will allow for the creation of a special EUR 100 billion defense fund prior to a second vote on the legislation governing the fund on June 03, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The fund, which Germany will use to modernize its military, represents a fundamental shift in German military policy, which for decades put low priority on defense spending. Among the big ticket items on the shopping list are F-35 Lightning multirole fighter jets, CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopters and telecommunications hardware. The move comes in Germany's reaction to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)