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Germany pledges €11.25B in military aid to Ukraine

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On Friday, Germany approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, totaling €3 billion for the current year and an additional €8.25 billion for the 2026-2029 period, as reported by Agerpres with reference to AFP and Reuters.

The Bundestag's Budget Committee finally approved the allocation of these funds after months of delay caused by concerns from acting Chancellor Olaf Scholz over Germany’s budget situation.

However, the German parliament’s final approval of the debt brake reform, championed by incoming center-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz, will now loosen fiscal constraints on military spending, giving the government more flexibility to sustain military aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The newly approved €3 billion is added to an existing €4 billion in military aid for Ukraine already included in Germany’s 2025 budget, bringing the total to €7 billion—€1 billion less than what Germany provided in military aid to Ukraine last year.

These new funds will provide the Ukrainian army with immediately available ammunition and weapons slated for delivery within one to two years, as they are still in production—particularly Iris-T air defense systems.

On Friday, the Bundestag's Budget Committee also approved an additional €8.25 billion in military aid for Ukraine for the 2026-2029 period, Agerpres reports.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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