Germany is providing an additional €200 million to help Ukraine maintain electricity, heating and water supplies through the winter and expand humanitarian assistance for civilians affected by the war.
The Bundestag’s Budget Committee cleared the way for the funding on 13 November. The money will be channelled through the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
BMZ crisis funds will support projects for electricity, heating and water supply, as well as schools, kindergartens, agriculture and disaster response.
The Foreign Office will focus humanitarian aid on people in areas close to the front line, internally displaced people and refugees in neighbouring countries such as Moldova. Urban winter preparations will also receive support, particularly for water, sanitation and health services.
The German government says Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy, water, transport and logistics infrastructure continue to disrupt essential services. The additional funding is intended to help keep vital services running during Ukraine’s fifth winter of the war.
