A leading German lawmaker has voiced concerns that current financial commitments to Ukraine may not be sufficient to address the country’s long-term needs. Sara Nanni, the Green Party’s spokesperson on security policy in the Bundestag, recently returned from a visit to Ukraine and has publicly questioned the scale of aid pledged by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil during his trip to Kyiv.
Klingbeil announced Monday that Berlin intends to provide Ukraine with nine billion euros annually. While acknowledging the commitment, Nanni argued that this amount represents only a modest contribution given the extensive financial requirements facing the country. She emphasized that Ukraine’s needs extend beyond military aid, encompassing essential services like soldier salaries, pensions for widows and orphans of fallen soldiers and reconstruction efforts.
Nanni estimates Ukraine’s annual financial needs to be in the tens of billions of euros. She strongly advocates for utilizing frozen Russian state assets to cover these costs, asserting that the aggressor nation, rather than taxpayers in Germany and Europe, should bear the financial burden of the conflict and its aftermath. Her comments follow discussions held with Ukrainian officials regarding the country’s ongoing requirements for stability and recovery.
