“Saving on military aid for Ukraine means endangering the security of Europe,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeyev said on Platform X. “This would be disastrous and must be prevented. The funds are there, it's just a matter of political will,” the diplomat added, commenting on media reports that the German government will not increase military support for Ukraine beyond the amounts planned in the budget.
Germany. New guidelines on aid spending for Ukraine
The guidelines of the German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner regarding spending on support for Kiev were announced at the weekend. weekly “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” (FAS). Lindner is said to have written a letter to Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on the matter on August 5. He wrote that “new measures” in support of Ukraine should only be taken if “financing is secured” in the budget plans for this and the coming years. It must be “ensured that the ceilings are respected.”
According to the “FAS”, the aid that has already been approved is still to be delivered in most cases, but additional conclusions Defense Ministries should no longer be accepted – also in accordance with the will of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. On Saturday (17.08) August evening, the Ministry of Finance denied this informationexplaining that it was willing to “explore the provision of further funding in the short term.”
For this to be possible, “additional needs would have to be specifically reported and justified, comply with all budgetary regulations and be able to seek the consent of the German Bundestag on this basis,” the ministry explained. However, the ministry “has not yet received any specific notification of a need.” Therefore, no decision could be made on this matter.
The article comes from the website Deutsche Welle.