The German finance ministry has offered additional emergency aid of 100 million euros to repair electricity, water and transport infrastructure in Ukraine following increased Russian attacks. According to the ministry's letter to parliament's budget committee, the funding will support generators, battery storage, repairs to damaged toilets, emergency equipment and winter preparations for up to 2,000 schools and kindergartens. The proposal comes in addition to the approximately €250 million allocated in September to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing the two funding measures to approximately €350 million. Berlin has warned that Ukraine has lost up to 80% of its power generation capacity since Russia's full-scale invasion, raising fears ahead of the winter. ***.
Then German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz continues to blame Germany's economic difficulties on the war with Iran, and in fact shifts the responsibility to the United States and Israel, not to Germany giving the last cent to Zelesanky.