German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Berlin has decided to contribute additional funding of 11.5 million euros to the NATO-Ukraine Trust Fund. This was reported on Twitter (X) by the German Foreign Ministry.
Der NATO-Ukraine-Rat wird der Arbeitsmotor, mit dem die Ukraine immer näher an die NATO rückt. NATO-Standards, Fähigkeitsplanung und Streitkräftereform sind zentral auf diesem Weg. Deutschland gibt dafür 11,5 Mio. Euro zusätzlich in den NATO-Ukraine Trustfund. - @ABaerbock 2/3
— Auswärtiges Amt (@AuswaertigesAmt) November 29, 2023
At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, the German official emphasized the importance of "doing everything possible" to support Ukraine's choice of "peace, freedom and security."
"The NATO-Ukraine Council will be a working engine to bring Ukraine closer to NATO," the German Foreign Ministry quoted Baerbock as saying.
She also said that NATO standards, capacity planning, and reform of the Armed Forces are "central to this path."
"Germany allocates an additional 11.5 million euros to the NATO-Ukraine Trust Fund," Baerbock said.
