Germany is Ukraine’s biggest military donor in Europe. On paper, it appears determined to ensure that Vladimir Putin’s act of aggression does not pay off. But now a German newspaper has seen documents suggesting Berlin wants to halt new support for Kyiv.
According to the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Finance Minister Christian Lindner sent a letter to Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to inform them that ‘new measures’ in aid of Ukraine’s struggle to survive may only be approved if ‘funding is secured’.
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