Germany to release extra 3 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine, letter shows


FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies speaks at the 18th SZ Economic Summit in Berlin, Germany November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's outgoing government has agreed to release additional 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in military aid for Ukraine this year after lawmakers passed plans for a fiscal overhaul, a finance ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed.

The move is widely seen as a breakthrough after outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted on making the easing of borrowing rules a prerequisite for the additional aid.

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