According to the document seen by AFP — a letter to the parliamentary budget committee — additional funds are needed to "fulfill the German government's support commitments to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Germany expects to allocate an additional €400 million of military aid to Ukraine, according to a letter from Florian Toncar, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, to the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag (the German federal parliament).

Germany is set to approve close to 400 million euros ($450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a finance ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. The funds are in addition to around 8 billion euros budgeted for Ukraine in 2024.

Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region.

Germany will provide an additional 100 million euros ($111 million) in aid for Ukraine this winter, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced during a visit to Moldova on Tuesday.

Germany plans to approve nearly €400 million in extra military aid for Ukraine, amid ongoing concerns about dwindling support from other allies. The additional funds are intended to aid Ukraine's defense against Russia,

Germany will not slacken in its military support for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, trying to dispel fears Berlin might disappoint Kyiv amid a domestic budget squeeze and media reports of a freeze on new German military aid.

BERLIN: Germany is set to approve close to €400 million (US$450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a finance ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. The funds are in addition to around €8 billion budgeted for Ukraine in 2024.