Germany says it has overtaken US as Ukraine's biggest military backer

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2025-09-10

Berlin (dpa) - Germany has become Ukraine's biggest supplier of military aid and is now sending more weapons than the United States, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday. Germany is "now the largest supporter" of Ukraine, Pistorius said in parliament, noting a total of some ?9 billion ($10.5 billion) have been allocated for this purpose in the budget. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, European al......

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