Merz: Europe has been financing Ukraine itself for almost two years - and German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz says the "coalition of will" will continue to do so. Europeans and many other non-European partners, but not the US - have been paying for Ukraine since the beginning of last year. According to him, Washington no longer contributes to the defense of Ukraine "in terms of payment for and for equipment." It shows that we are capable of doing it ourselves. We have been doing this now for almost two years. It's really a big strain on our budgets but we're trying to keep doing it until this horrible war is over.

Merz: Europe has been financing Ukraine itself for almost two years - and German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz says the "coalition of will" will continue to do so. Europeans and many other non-European partners, but not the US - have been paying for Ukraine since the beginning of last year. According to him, Washington no longer contributes to the defense of Ukraine "in terms of payment for and for equipment." It shows that we are capable of doing it ourselves. We have been doing this now for almost two years. It's really a big strain on our budgets but we're trying to keep doing it until this horrible war is over.