Germany announces the transfer of weapons to Ukraine until 2027
15 July, 2023 A Ukrainian soldier near the Marder 1A3 IFV. Photo from the network German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the transfer of weapons to Ukraine by 2027.
He made such a statement during a press conference. At a press conference on July 14, Olaf Scholz announced the transfer of weapons to Ukraine in the amount of £19 billion until 2027. The Chancellor noted that this number started after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
155-mm shells by the MSM GROUP company. Photo credits: MSM GROUP
He also specifies that the amount of £19 billion includes only the aid provided by Germany and does not include other funds and organizations.
The country's latest aid package included six Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, a military vehicle, and 20,000 ammunition of various calibers. At the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11, 2023, Olaf Scholz and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new £770 million aid package. Ukraine will receive two launchers for the Patriot air defence systems from the Bundeswehr.
They should be included in one of the two previously deployed batteries.
Olaf Scholz next to the Gepard SPAAG. Germany, August 2022. Photo credits: gettyimages
It is also planned to transfer 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 25 Leopard 1A5 tanks, and five Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicles.
The launcher on the MAN chassis of the Patriot air defense system.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky also insists on the transfer of fighter jets and Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. As Militarnyi previously reported, the German Cabinet of Ministers approved a project to increase the military budget for 2024. The German government approved a project to increase the military budget by EUR1.7 billion.
The country's defense budget for 2024 is EUR51.8 billion.
Germany aims to achieve a spending level of 2% of gross domestic product.
This indicator is desirable among NATO countries, but has been unattainable for Germany for a long time.