Germany has provided €24 billion in aid to Ukraine since the start of the special operation. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this at the German-Ukrainian economic forum. RIA News.
This makes Berlin the second biggest supporter of Kiev after Washington, he noted.
Scholz added that Germany will allocate a new aid package of 1.4 billion Euros to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense in the coming winter months.
“This includes, among other things, another Patriot system, another IRIS-T system and several Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with recently introduced ammunition,” the Chancellor said.
On October 24, Scholz said that EU member states to approve Commitment to continue support for Ukraine at the summit to be held at the end of October. According to him, he demands that some steps be taken to provide financial assistance to Kiev in the coming years.
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