Germany approves additional €3bn for Ukraine this year, Reuters says
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:33:08 +0200

The German government under Olaf Scholz has allocated an additional 3 billion in military aid to Ukraine for 2025.
Source Reuters, as reported by European Pravda Details German Finance Minister Jrg Kukies informed the parliaments budget committee in a letter, quoted by Reuters, that the requirements for allocating additional funds for Ukraine had been met.
In the letter, the German Finance Ministry approved additional spending of 2.547 billion for 2025.
Including other expenditures, such as reimbursements from the European Peace Facility, Germanys total allocation will amount to 3 billion.
Kukies letter states that Germany will commit 8.252 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2026 to 2029.
This brings the total increase in assistance to over 11 billion.
The budget committee is expected to approve the allocation on Friday 21 March, provided that the Bundesrats upper house passes the reform allowing multibillioneuro investments.
Background On Tuesday 18 March, the Bundestag, the German parliaments lower house, approved a fundamental change in fiscal rules aimed at increasing military spending and boosting economic growth.
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