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Germany approves 3 billion euro aid package for Ukraine

Politiko 2025-03-21 20:16:35

Germany approves 3 billion euro aid package for Ukraine

Germany’s budget committee has cleared the way for a new military aid package for Ukraine worth 3 billion euros, as incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushes ahead with increased defense spending. Both houses of parliament earlier this week approved the plan by Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats, who are in talks to form a new German government. The budget committee’s decision was confirmed by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

The €3 billion package includes €2.547 billion from the Finance Ministry to be provided to Ukraine this year, supplemented by other contributions, including a reimbursement from the European Peace Facility. The German Finance Ministry also plans to authorize €8.252 billion in military aid to Ukraine for the period 2026 to 2029, bringing the total aid to €11 billion.

"It was time" for the parliamentary committee to pave the way for the use of the funds, and Germany is now setting the pace for Europe's support for Ukraine, Baerbock said in a statement.

"Ukraine's military situation has become more difficult in recent months," she added.

European Union members, whose leaders gathered this week to discuss aid for Ukraine, are under pressure to show their commitment to Ukraine, which is facing Russian invasion, as uncertainty grows over the future of security guarantees from the United States under Donald Trump.

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