BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to spend an additional 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) on new military equipment, mostly to help Ukraine, a government source said according to Reuters.
About 400 million euros of the new money is earmarked for the European Peace Facility, which buys weapons for Ukraine, while some other spending will be for bilateral supplies to Ukraine and elsewhere, the source said. ($1 = 0.9251 euros)
