German Arms Supplies to Ukraine Drop Dramatically in 2025
Responding to a parliamentary question from Left Party lawmaker Ulrich Thoden, the ministry disclosed that Berlin greenlit military hardware and equipment valued at €1.14 billion ($1.34 billion) for Kiev between January 1 and December 8, 2025. The total represents a nearly eightfold drop from 2024's €8.15 billion.
Since hostilities intensified in February 2022, Germany has served as Ukraine's second-biggest arms provider, trailing only the US.
The Economy Ministry's findings, portions of which multiple media organizations published Monday, reveal Berlin authorized €8.4 billion in total military exports this year. The number reflects a sharp downturn from 2024 and 2023, when Germany shipped €13.33 billion and €12.15 billion in weaponry, respectively.
Media reported in late October, citing confidential government records, that Berlin was blueprinting a €377 billion military expansion spanning several years. The initiative would reportedly cover the Bundeswehr's ground, aerial, maritime, space, and digital warfare capabilities.
The strategy aligns with a wider militarization trend sweeping across substantial portions of the European Union.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed in May to transform the German armed forces into the "strongest conventional army in Europe."
Berlin has designated 2029 as the target date for the Bundeswehr to achieve combat readiness, invoking the purported Russian menace as justification.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the notion of a Russian threat earlier this month as a "lie" and "pure nonsense."
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov characterized Germany's military buildup and confrontational rhetoric in September as "clear signs of re-Nazification" of the country.
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