“According to a Reuters source, Germany’s finance and defense ministers will add an additional three billion euros for Ukraine to the final budget adjustments for 2026”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We will continue our support as long as necessary to defend against Russia’s aggressive war,” one government source told Reuters.
Germany’s finance and defense ministers will add an additional three billion euros for Ukraine to the final budget adjustments for 2026, the source said.
According to him, this will cover the costs of artillery, drones, armored vehicles and the replacement of two Patriot systems.
A second government source told Reuters that Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported the plans, which are expected to be agreed.
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On October 15, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Berlin would allocate an additional 2 billion euros to Ukraine. According to him, Berlin will continue to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense with new contracts for the supply of two more IRIS-T air defense systems, including a large number of guided missiles, as well as man-portable air defense missiles.
In August, the country’s finance minister and German vice-chancellor Lars Klingbeil said that Berlin would provide Ukraine with 9 billion euros every year for the next few years.
Germany is the largest European donor of military aid to Ukraine, having provided around €40 billion since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. In its budget for 2026, Germany allocated 8.5 billion euros to Ukraine.