According to an internal document reported by Bild on September 12, in June, the Ministry of Defense had requested €15.8 billion for 2026 and €12.8 billion for 2027 to support Ukraine’s military. However, only €9 billion in total was approved for both years, including €500 million redirected from an EU fund.“In order to comply with the €9 billion limit in 2026, no additional industrial support for Ukraine is planned with contracts to be signed in 2026 and expenditures from this year. In addition, measures involving contracts in 2026 and payments in 2027 had to be partially canceled or adjusted in terms of volume,” the document states.The Ministry of Defense itself acknowledged that the approved €9 billion falls short of its expectations. “The amount originally proposed for 2026 and 2027 was significantly higher,” the internal document notes.In response to Bild, German authorities emphasized that there are no internal disagreements regarding Ukraine’s defense needs. Officials said that “the figures taken into account when drawing up the budget were agreed upon by the ministers of finance and defense, so there is complete unity here.”