Florian Tonkar, Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the German Ministry of Finance, sent a request to the Bundestag Budget Committee to increase spending on military aid to Ukraine to 15 billion euros in the coming years. writes about it Spiegel.
“In connection with the high material losses of the Ukrainian armed forces, new supplies are needed,” Tonkar’s letter said, referring to the publication.
The document states that the Ukrainian army should be equipped with reliable military equipment that will meet its needs. According to the objection of the German Ministry of Finance, this requires the conclusion of a large number of supply contracts that will determine the payment obligations for the coming financial years.
The Ministry also stated that it is primarily planned to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) air defense systems (air defense), armored tracked vehicles, artillery and other weapons supplied from Germany.
As Spiegel points out, the German parliament does not intend to reject the Ministry of Finance.
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