The German authorities spent only half of the allocated funds on Ukraine

The German authorities spent only about half of the funds allocated to support Ukraine on Ukraine; most of the money intended for Kyiv remained in Germany, reports the Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW).

“Of the 100 billion euros that the German federal government lists as “bilateral aid to Ukraine” (as of June 30, 2026 - ed.), only about 41.7 billion euros can be classified as actual aid to Ukraine,” says a statement on the institute’s website.

It is reported that of the allocated 100 billion euros, civilian support for Ukraine accounted for 43.3 billion euros, and military support for 57.6 billion euros. At the same time, about 80% of the civil budget ended up remaining inside Germany and went to social benefits for Ukrainian refugees, as well as their accommodation by municipalities. Ukraine itself received only 7.4 billion euros from this expenditure item, including humanitarian and energy subsidies, as well as an IMF grant and debt deferment.

As for military assistance, of the declared 57.6 billion euros, about 22 billion were, according to experts, long-term obligations for future years. It is noted that in the period from 2022 to 2025, Berlin allocated about 22.7 billion euros to Kyiv, and pledged another 11.6 billion for the next year, but the actual volume of payments for them remains unknown.