Germany will send additional military support to Ukraine, including Marder combat vehicles, mine clearance tanks and ammunition, the German government said on Wednesday, with the European Union already Kyiv’s main partner.
According to the Berlin executive portal, this equipment and weapons come from the German armed forces and the German-funded military industry, and include 20 Marder vehicles in addition to the 40 already announced in the previous list, and two WISENT 1 mine clearance tanks that will join already promised six.
Military equipment upgrades include additional transport vehicles and ambulances, three thousand 125mm rounds of ammunition, 1.5 million rounds of firearms ammunition and explosive ordnance disposal materials, as well as surveillance and detection systems for drones, transport vehicles and ambulances .
At the beginning of the year, Germany authorized the shipment of modern Leopard tanks to Ukraine, which Kiev persistently requested, which was followed by promises of supplies from a number of allies, including Portugal, and has already provided a wide range of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. which are equipped with two HIMARS missile systems.
The issue of sending long-range Taurus missiles is currently being discussed, which, despite internal pressure in parliament, the Berlin government still does not want to supply, fearing that they will be used on Russian territory.
According to Germany’s Kiel Institute, which analyzes international aid remittances to Ukraine, Germany is Ukraine’s second-largest bilateral partner in terms of financial, military and humanitarian aid remittances since the start of the invasion, second only to the United States. on February 24, 2022, for a total of €20.8 billion, representing 0.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP).
The majority of this assistance is military in nature (17 billion euros), followed by humanitarian support (2.4 billion) and financial support (1.4 billion).
The latest update from the Kiel Institute study on September 7, based on data collected up to July 31 and government aid declarations for Ukraine in 41 countries, shows that Europe [com 131,9 mil milhões de euros] “clearly surpassed” the USA [69,5 mil milhões] in aid promised to Ukraine, while overall European commitments are now twice as high.
The main reason is the new “Ukraine Mechanism” of €50 billion until 2027, but other European countries have also increased their support with new multi-year packages.
“It is amazing how quickly Europe has moved towards a new, substantial multi-year program to support Ukraine. For the first time, the United States has now been surpassed by a large margin,” the Kiel Institute noted as a highlight of the update. latest figures compared to previous ones, dated May 31st.
In addition to the new commitments of the European Union as a bloc, new multi-year commitments from a number of European countries were announced in the summer, with a focus on Germany (€10.5 billion until 2027) and Norway at €6.6 billion. euro euro for five years.
However, the United States remains Ukraine’s main bilateral partner: it has received 69.5 billion euros since the start of the war, of which 42.1 billion is in military aid.
Portugal is the 25th largest partner with a total of 335 million euros, the largest financial commitment (256 million) and the 22nd largest partner per capita.
In total, according to the Kiel Institute, from February 24, 2022 to July 31, Kyiv’s allies assumed obligations of almost 238 billion euros.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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