German budget lacks over 5B euros for supporting Ukraine

The German Ministry of Defense is raising concerns as the Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, has allocated too little funding for assistance to Ukraine in the 2024 budget proposal. There is a shortfall of over 5 billion euros, according to Bild, Report informs via RBC Ukraine.

It is claimed that the budget proposal allocates only 120 million euros for Ukraine, while the German Ministry of Defense expects Kyiv to require 5.22 billion euros next year.

The budget also does not include 525 million euros for the replacement of equipment already transferred to the Bundeswehr. The final budget will be approved in mid-November, and negotiations will continue until then.