Germany’s Defence Minister recently announced that Berlin would double its 2024 military aid to Ukraine, which is struggling to oust occupying Russian troops, to 8 billion euros ($8.5 billion).
Ukraine has consistently demanded greater military aid from its Western allies, but a counter-offensive launched this year has failed to drive out Russian forces entrenched in the south and east of the country.
The increased money is a response to this year’s experience, which showed that planned amounts were quickly exhausted.
Noteworthy, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government reached an agreement to double the initial aid package, mainly made up of military equipment, and the decision is due to be formally approved in a vote by lawmakers.
But it has resisted delivering long-range Taurus missiles that Kyiv has asked for, fearing their use to target Russian territory.
