Germany maintains its budget for military aid for Ukraine in 2025 although it payed the double in 2024
Germany plans to maintain the budget for military aid to Ukraine next year, despite concerns that US support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Republican candidate Donald Trump returns to the White
The budget for German aid to Ukraine will be kept by 4 billion euros ($4.35 billion) in 2025 although they paid around 8 billion euros in 2024, according to a draft of the 2025 budget seen by Reuters.
Germany hopes Ukraine will be able to meet the bulk of its military needs with the $50 billion in loans from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets approved by the Group of Seven, and that funds earmarked for armaments will not be fully used.
“Ukraine’s financing is secured for the foreseeable future thanks to European instruments and the G7 loans,” German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday (17 July) at a news conference.
Washington pushed to “front load” the loans to give Ukraine a big lump sum now.
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Germany To Halve Military Aid for Ukraine Despite Possible Trump White House
German aid to Ukraine will be cut to 4 billion euros ($4.35 billion) in 2025 from around 8 billion euros in 2024, according to a draft of the 2025 budget seen by Reuters.
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