Russian newspaper Vedomosti said Germany has been the main contributor of military assistance to Ukraine among European countries. In global terms, only the United States has given more. According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Berlin provided Kyiv with 17 billion euros worth of military aid between January 2022 and July 2023.
Germany’s move to increase assistance to Ukraine is most likely related to rumors that Western aid to Kyiv could decline due both to the escalation of tensions in the Middle East and the moderate results the Ukrainian army has achieved on the battlefield, said Artyom Sokolov, a researcher with the Institute for International Studies at Moscow State Institute of International Relations.