German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected accusations that the Federal Republic of Germany plans to cut support for Ukraine.
Scholz made this statement in an interview with the Sat.1 TV channel, excerpts of which were published by the DPA news agency, APA reports citing TASS.
According to him, ‘nothing’ can undermine Germany’s pledge to help Kiev. He is puzzled by current discussions that Berlin intends to cut military support to Ukraine. The Chancellor recalled that the German government plans to allocate 4 billion euros for military assistance to Kiev for the next year – the largest amount among all European countries.
In addition, according to the decision of the Group of Seven countries, Ukraine will receive a loan of 50 billion euros, the interest on which will be financed from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. As Scholz pointed out, this loan will allow Ukraine to purchase the necessary weapons. This instrument has not yet been recognised internationally. However, the Chancellor believes that ‘there is nothing ambiguous about it’.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported on 17 August that the Federal Republic of Germany should limit military aid to Ukraine because, according to current budgetary planning, no new funds are currently available for this purpose. The justification for this is the austerity measures of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministry of Finance.
After the USA, Germany is Ukraine’s second largest arms supplier. Germany has so far allocated funds for military support to Kiev and has committed to spending around 28 billion euros in the future. Under the 2025 budget agreement, Ukraine will receive 4 billion euros for military support, half of this year’s amount. Russian officials have repeatedly said that pumping arms into Ukraine will not reduce Russia’s resolve or change the course of the special military operation.
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