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Germany to provide over 1B euro's worth of military aid to Ukraine

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Apr 2022 12:13
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German funds must be used by Ukraine to finance purchases of military equipment, said a government spokeswoman to AFP. 

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  • Germany to provide over 1 billion Euros' military aid to Ukraine
    Germany to provide over 1 billion Euros' military aid to Ukraine.

The German government announced on Friday that it intends to transfer more than a billion euros in military aid to Ukraine, despite Kiev's protests that Berlin is not providing heavy weapons.

The funds will feature in a supplementary budget for this year.

Berlin has decided to increase its international aid in the military sector "to two billion euros" with "the largest part being planned in the form of military aid in favor of Ukraine", a government spokeswoman told AFP.

The two billion euros "will go mainly to Ukraine", Finance Minister Christian Lindner confirmed on Twitter.

Ukraine must use the funds primarily to purchase military weapons.

After being criticized by Ukraine, Germany followed through with the aid package, while some EU partners were also criticized for the lack of support in terms of armaments to Kiev. 

Read more: German arms maker offers self-propelled artillery to Ukraine

 

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