The German government has agreed to provide Ukraine with an additional 3 billion euros in military aid this year. This came after the Bundestag approved a plan for a large-scale fiscal reform. This was reported by Reuters.
Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz had previously insisted on making easing borrowing rules a precondition for additional aid to Ukraine.
Finance Minister Jörg Kukis informed the parliament's budget committee that the requirements for obtaining permission to allocate additional funds have been met.
In the letter, the ministry agreed to additional spending of 2,547 billion euros this year. Together with other amounts, including reimbursement from the European Peace Fund, Germany will allocate 3 billion euros.
For the period from 2026 to 2029, Kukis plans to allocate 8,252 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total amount to more than 11 billion euros.
The budget committee is expected to approve the allocation on March 20, provided that the upper house, the Bundesrat, approves the constitutional reform.
The lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on March 18 approved sweeping changes to Germany's budget rules aimed at increasing military spending and boosting economic growth.
EU leaders will meet on March 19-20, and among the topics they will discuss will be assistance to Ukraine.
As uncertainty grows about the future of US security guarantees under President Donald Trump, European states are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to Ukraine in its war with Russia, including through military spending.
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