Germanys Ukraine support for 2025 is safe despite coalition break-up, sources say [Video]

BERLIN – Germany will be able to provide most of the €4 billion (S$5.7 billion) pledged to Ukraine, even if the 2025 budget cannot be approved on time following the collapse of the coalition government, sources from the budget committee told Reuters.

The funds are largely committed appropriations and can therefore be disbursed under provisional budget management if the budget is not passed, four sources said.

German aid to Ukraine was cut to €4 billion in 2025 from around €8 billion in 2024, according to the draft of the 2025 budget.

Germany hoped Ukraine would be able to meet the bulk of its military needs with the US$50 billion (S$66 billion) in loans from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets approved by the Group of Seven industrialised nations.

However, the return of Republican Donald Trump to the White House raises concerns in Europe that US support for Kyiv could diminish. …