“New billion-dollar weapons aid to Ukraine from Germany: Scholz did not approve, although the German Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense support the German Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense prepared a plan for additional military aid to Ukraine for 3 billion euros. Chancellor Scholz did not approve the initiative, citing insufficient funding for 2025.”, — write on: unn.ua
Transfers UNN with reference to Der Spiegel.
According to the German publication, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Burbok and the Minister of Defense Pistorius want to provide Ukraine with a new billion-dollar weapon aid. Government officials want to mobilize an additional budget of about three billion euros for urgently needed additional supplies of weapons to Ukraine before the federal elections on February 23.
However, Olaf Scholz’s office is stalling plans for additional military aid. On the sidelines of this project, disputes have been raging for several weeks.
On the sidelines of this project, disputes have been raging for several weeks. The Ministries of Berbock and Pistorius began to form a new aid package for Ukraine, although this start of the corresponding preparation took place after the Svitlofor coalition collapsed in November 2024.
Military experts from the Ukrainian headquarters of the Ministry of Defense compiled a list of urgently needed weapons systems, including three additional Iris-T air defense batteries with ammunition, more Patriot guided missiles, ten wheeled howitzers and more artillery ammunition. – writes the publication.
An explanation of how this would be possible is also provided:
The federal government has asked the Bundestag’s budget committee for so-called Section 60 over-budget spending ahead of the new election.
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In the past, the German government has already used this lever to mobilize additional aid for Ukraine. Also this year, such a commitment would be an important signal for Ukraine that German aid in the field of armaments is not exhausted.
But there are other aspects:
Urgent needs of Ukraine were not foreseen in the previous planning.
Germany takes into account the significant acceleration of the Russian advance and the “loss of important Ukrainian defense positions”, which, as Spiegel writes, “significantly worsened the military situation in Ukraine in recent months.”
After Donald Trump’s election victory, it is unclear whether the United States will continue to provide military support to Ukraine after he takes office on January 20, the newspaper adds.
Weighty spike:
At the end of the year, Scholz’s office informally told both chambers that it did not support the idea of an additional billion-euro budget.
The chancellor’s office justifies its veto against the three-billion-euro plan because it does not want to confront the future federal government with a fait accompli. In addition, Scholz’s office sees no urgent need for action.
A sufficient amount of funds from Germany is still available to Ukraine for this year, the statement said. The preliminary budget for 2025 provides for about 4 billion euros in military aid; Ukraine can also take advantage of another credit bank – a 50-billion dollar loan provided by the G7 countries, which is financed by proceeds from frozen Russian state assets.
As of now, the officially involved ministries have not yet commented on the dispute regarding the new aid to Ukraine from Germany.
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