Germany Pledges Nearly €2 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine

This year, Germany's guaranteed support for Ukraine will amount to €7 billion, but the German government plans to allocate an additional €1.9 billion, German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius said during a press conference following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to Ukrinform.

“We plan to provide €9 billion to support Ukraine,” Pistorius said.

The minister pointed out that initially, the amount of support was planned to be 4 billion euros, but in recent months it has been increased by another 3 billion euros. “And we want to add another 1.9 billion euros, but this has not yet been finalized,” Pistorius said.

According to him, part of this money will go to finance the production of Ukrainian long-range weapons, which should be available “in the near future.”

At the same time, the head of the German Defense Ministry pointed out that the German government is not currently considering supplying Ukraine with German Taurus cruise missiles.

Pistorius stressed that Ukraine's defensive war is also aimed at ensuring peace throughout Europe. He pointed out that Russia has only intensified its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, clearly demonstrating its unwillingness to make peace, and therefore it is very important that partners strengthen their support for Ukraine.

Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed an agreement in Berlin on financing the production of Ukrainian-made long-range weapons in Ukraine.

As The Gaze reported earlier, during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin, Germany pledged stronger support for Ukraine’s air defense and long-range weapons development. Agreements also include drone production, energy cooperation, and increased pressure on Russia.