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title: "Germany is giving Ukraine €1.3 billion in defense and energy aid"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/86512/germany-is-giving-ukraine-1-3-billion-in-defense-and-energy-aid
published: 2026-10-04T14:00:00Z
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author: "Redacția  TRM"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Germany is giving Ukraine €1.3 billion in defense and energy aid

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Germany has allocated a substantial aid package to Ukraine worth over €1.3 billion, reports Ukrainska Pravda, as cited by BBC News.

![BBC News](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/e36b4c0f-80b0-4df4-b1e4-addac66737e6.jpg)

*Sursa: BBC News*

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Germany has allocated a substantial aid package to Ukraine worth over €1.3 billion, reports *Ukrainska Pravda*, as cited by BBC News.

Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the package at a joint press conference in Kyiv.

According to Zelenskyy, Germany's package includes funds to produce new interceptors to counter attack drones.

*"It involves weapons that will help right now, as well as support for our energy sector. This is very important,"* Zelenskyy said.

For his part, Friedrich Merz stated that approximately 350 million euros would be allocated to support Ukraine's energy sector.

*"This will rapidly and significantly strengthen Ukraine's air defense, and this reinforcement is urgently needed. [...] All of this will help mitigate the consequences of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and, above all, help the Ukrainian people get through the coming winter,"* the German Chancellor declared.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on the morning of October 4 for an unannounced visit. This is the German head of government's first visit to Ukraine since May 2025.