Analysis: Cutting Germany's military aid to Ukraine will have a major impact

Germany has halved its military aid for Ukraine in 2025 compared to 2024, in its proposed budget for the new year.

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00:00Berlin says it's going to slash its planned aid budget to Ukraine for next year, down

00:05from 7.5 billion euros this year to just 4 billion euros in 2025.

00:13Experts suggest that other countries may now have to step up their military aid if the

00:17deficit left behind by Germany is to be made up.

00:21It means that Poland and the UK will become Ukraine's biggest donors in Europe, with the

00:25US the top donor overall.

00:55Since 2022, the EU and its member states have donated 38 billion euros of military

01:09aid, of which 28 billion euros have come from Germany.

01:14And Germany's armed forces have also sent 5 billion euros worth of munitions.

01:19The G7, which brings together the seven largest economies in the world, is discussing the

01:23possibility of using some of the $300 billion of frozen Russian assets to supply Ukraine.

01:31But experts say this could be politically difficult.

01:53If Kamala

02:22Harris wins the US election in November, she said military aid to Ukraine will keep

02:26flowing at roughly the same level.

02:28But Donald Trump has vowed to make a big cut.

02:31And if he wins, it would be disastrous for Kiev.