Germany to Provide Approximately €8.5 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine in 2026

The German government plans to allocate approximately €8.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2026.

These expenditures have been included in the draft budget for the coming year, which was approved at a meeting on Wednesday, European Pravda reports.

Overall, Germany’s federal budget draft for 2026 foresees spending of around €520.5 billion.

This is 3.5% more than the amount planned in the 2025 budget. At the same time, borrowing in the draft budget is set at nearly €174.3 billion, which is €31 billion higher than in 2025.

In 2026, German government investments are expected to reach a record high of about €126.7 billion, which is €11 billion more than this year.

Defense spending will also increase – from €62.4 billion to €82.7 billion, primarily to fund the procurement of weapons and ammunition.

Additionally, according to the medium-term budget plan, Germany’s defense expenditures will gradually rise until 2029, reaching 3.5% of GDP.

The 2026 budget also includes approximately €8.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, as previously reported.

At the end of September, the Bundestag will start discussions on the budget, which both chambers of the German parliament are expected to approve by the end of the year.

Current German aid

Last week, The Telegraph reported that Germany had supposedly delivered the first Patriot missile battery to Ukraine as part of agreements with the United States. However, Militarnyi has expressed doubts about this information.

After the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in the Ramstein format, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that Germany will provide hundreds of thousands of ammunition rounds for Gepard anti-aircraft systems as part of its military aid.

In July, the German defense giant Rheinmetall delivered the fourth mobile Role 2 field hospital to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.