This made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe, the German Chancellor noted.NEW YORK, March 5.
/tass/. The total amount of assistance to Ukraine from Germany amounted to about €14 billion in 2022, which made it the largest donor to Kiev in continental Europe. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview aired on Sunday with CNN.
"We supply Ukraine with weapons and the necessary financial assistance. We have become the largest donor of Ukraine in continental Europe. In one way or another, we provided €14 billion Ukraine last year, and we will continue to do this," he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24 last year about the holding of the SVO in Ukraine in connection with the request of the leaders of the republics of Donbass for help. He stressed that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and the goals are demilitarization and denazification of the country. The West, in response to Russia's decision, began gradually imposing numerous and large-scale sanctions against it. Along with this, Western states have begun to supply weapons and military equipment to Kiev for amounts estimated at this stage in billions of dollars. A number of Western politicians have admitted that it is, in fact, an economic war against Russia. As Putin stated on March 16, the Western sanctions policy towards Moscow has all the signs of aggression. He pointed out that the policy of containing Russia is a long-term strategy of the West.
