German lawmakers have agreed to provide an additional 11 billion euros in support for Ukraine in the coming years. The agreement includes an additional 3 billion this year alone. Germany’s Conservatives, Social Democrats, and Greens agreed on a deal to loosen debt restrictions on military spending. Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz had made the relaxation of the so-called debt brake a prerequisite for the additional Ukraine aid.
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0:00 Breakdown of German aid for Ukraine
2:22 DW Correspondent Political Correspondent Simon Young on Germany’s approval of additional defense and Ukraine military spending
5:57 Benjamin Tallis, Democratic Strategy Initiative Director,
on how the Ukraine aid is expected to be spent
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