Friedrich Merz proposed to the German Bundestag to approve a €3.2 billion defense aid package for Ukraine before the current government term ends.
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Friedrich Merz proposed to the German Bundestag to approve a €3.2 billion defense aid package for Ukraine before the current government term ends.
Merz wants to approve a defense aid package worth roughly 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) by the current parliament
Merz plans to raise the issue with outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz who has opposed the package unless funded by additional government borrowing
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