Germany support for Ukraine to be ‘massively expanded’

Ukrainian soldiers fire a rocket along the frontline. Pic/AP

Germany’s aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year, the foreign minister said Monday as Kyiv heads into its second winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Germany has become one of Ukraine’s top military suppliers since the war started in February 2022, sending material that includes tanks, armored personnel carriers, air defense systems and Patriot missile systems. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said as she arrived Monday at a meeting with European Union counterparts that, even as Europe grapples with the war between Israel and Hamas, it’s still important to “face the geopolitical challenge here.”

She said that will include helping Ukraine through the coming winter months and “our support will be massively expanded for next year.” Over the weekend, news reports stated that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition wants to increase Germany’s military aid for 2024 from the 4 billion euros initially planned to $8.5 billion. It said parliament’s budget committee will need to sign off on the plan this week.

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