A Kiel Institute analysis puts aid that went to Ukraine at €41.7 billion, less than half Germany's €100.9 billion government total, as debate continues over Berlin's support for Kyiv.
The German federal government says support since Russia's full-scale invasion began Feb. 24, 2022, reached €100.9 billion as of June 30, 2026. The total comprises more than €43.3 billion in bilateral civilian aid and about €57.6 billion in military aid provided or earmarked for future years.
Kiel estimates that €35.9 billion of the total was spent in Germany, largely on Ukrainian refugees, and €22 billion is for future military commitments. It classifies about €41.7 billion as aid that went to Ukraine.
Those figures use a different scope from Kiel's donor comparison. In its separate donor tracker, Kiel counted €30.8 billion in German bilateral allocations by Aug. 31, 2026, and assigned Germany another €22.7 billion through EU-level aid. It ranked Germany second among donors by absolute aid in that comparison.
Kiel said Germany stopped publishing a detailed military-aid list after June 2025, making the government's aggregate military figure harder to break down.
In an interview with The Economist published Oct. 15, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel called for Germany to stop supporting Ukraine, arguing that the policy was against German interests and Ukraine could not defeat Russia, The Independent reported. The outlet also reported that Weidel raised Russian concerns about NATO enlargement and missile systems in Romania.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended continued support in an interview with the Financial Times on Oct. 14. Merz said ending it would have “an enormous impact on the entire political order of this continent.”
NATO describes the Aegis Ashore site at Deveselu, Romania, as part of a defensive ballistic-missile system. The U.S. State Department has said the system cannot launch Tomahawk missiles.
