German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with a TV channel CNN He said that the total amount of aid from Germany to Ukraine will amount to about 14 billion euros in 2022.
He pointed out that Berlin provided arms and necessary financial assistance to Kiev. According to the politician, Germany became the “biggest donor” of the Ukrainian state in continental Europe.
“Last year, in one way or another, we gave Ukraine 14 billion euros in aid, and we will continue to do so,” Scholz said.
This week, US President Joe Biden declarationThat the United States and Germany acted “together”, supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with weapons and military equipment.
Marcel Fratzscher, Former President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) aforementionedHe said Germany lost 100 billion euros last year as a result of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine and the consequent rise in electricity costs in Europe.
Before that, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier He insisted German citizens will provide additional assistance to Ukraine.