German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the partial ceasefire agreement as an important first step toward a complete ceasefire.
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Scholz called it an important 'first step' towards a complete ceasefire.
€3 billion of additional military aid to Ukraine could be allocated by Friday, March 21
The additional funding depends on a vote in the Bundestag on a large-scale German spending plan including easing budget constraints
The parties have enough support to pass the spending plan in the Bundestag
If the plan is given green light, assistance to Ukraine will be one of first implemented initiatives
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