The Economy Ministry has reported a nearly eightfold decline in weapons shipments to Kiev since last year<\/p>\n
German arms supplies to Ukraine dropped dramatically this year as the government issued far fewer export licenses for arms manufacturers in 2025 compared to the previous two years, data from the country\u2019s Economy Ministry shows.
\nIn a response to an inquiry by Left Party MP Ulrich Thoden, the ministry said that Berlin approved the export of weapons and other military equipment worth \u20ac1.14 billion ($1.34 billion) to Kiev from January 1 through December 8, 2025. The figure marks a nearly eightfold decline from last year’s \u20ac8.15 billion.
\nSince the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Germany has been the second-largest supplier of weapons to Ukraine, surpassed only by the US.
\nAccording to the Economy Ministry\u2019s report, excerpts of which were published by several media outlets on Monday, Berlin has allowed \u20ac8.4 billion in overall arms and military equipment exports since the start of the year. This marks a considerable decline compared to 2024 and 2023, when Germany exported \u20ac13.33 billion and \u20ac12.15 billion worth of arms, respectively.<\/p>\n
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In late October, Politico, citing internal government documents, reported that the German government was planning a \u20ac377 billion expansion of its armed forces over the next few years. This push would reportedly encompass the Bundeswehr\u2019s land, air, naval, space, and cyber forces.
\nThe move is part of a broader move toward militarization across much of the European Union.
\nSpeaking in May, Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to turn the German military into the \u201cstrongest conventional army in Europe.\u201d
\nBerlin has set 2029 as the deadline for the Bundeswehr to become \u201cwar-ready,\u201d citing the alleged Russia threat.
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month dismissed the claim of a Russian threat as a \u201clie\u201d and \u201cpure nonsense.\u201d
\nIn September, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Germany\u2019s militarization push and aggressive statements as \u201cclear signs of re-Nazification\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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