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title: "New Aid Package for Ukraine: Germany Proposes €70 Billion, but Rutte's Plan Failed"
description: "Germany has proposed a new €70 billion aid plan for Ukraine to replace Mark Rutte's failed idea of fixed contributions. 🇩🇪🇺🇦 About a third of the sum will come from an EU loan, while the rest will come from bilateral partners. Ukraine's ambassador insists: money must go to air defense and missiles. 🚀🛡️"
date: 2026-06-06T13:46:00.000Z
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# New Aid Package for Ukraine: Germany Proposes €70 Billion, but Rutte's Plan Failed

![Mark Rutte speaks at the NATO summit in The Hague, discussing aid to Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/06/06/germaniya-predlozhila-paket-pomoshchi-ukraine-70-mlrd-efro/germaniya-predlozhila-paket-pomoshchi-ukraine-70-mlrd-efro-1.webp)

NATO countries are on the verge of making a historic decision regarding large-scale financial support for Ukraine. Next month, during the alliance's summit in Ankara, a new aid package totaling €70 billion may be officially announced. According to diplomatic sources, the initiative belongs to Germany, which made the corresponding proposal back in May.

### Mechanics of the New Financing

Berlin's proposal goes beyond a simple transfer of funds. The key objective is to create a new mechanism that ensures transparency in tracking contributions. This is a reaction to growing dissatisfaction among several alliance member states, which complain about the disproportionately high burden of financing Kyiv.

According to available data, the structure of the €70 billion package will be hybrid:

- Approximately €30 billion is planned to be allocated from the funds of the already agreed two-year European Union loan to Ukraine (the total volume of which is €90 billion).

- The remaining €40 billion will be allocated through bilateral support programs implemented by individual states.

However, experts note the risks: there is a concern that access to EU funds may reduce the motivation of countries to make their own donations, creating a "free rider" effect.

### Failure of Rutte's Plan and the Search for Compromise

The emergence of the German proposal was a direct consequence of the failure of another initiative. Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte proposed obliging member states to allocate a fixed 0.25% of their GDP to aid Ukraine. However, as sources report, the UK, France, and several other countries blocked this plan, opposing a rigid fixed formula.

It was precisely after the rejection of Rutte's idea that allies began to consider an alternative option from Germany. A fifth senior NATO diplomat emphasized that the main task is to obtain a firm commitment from Ankara to continue support on a "sustainable and more equitable basis".

### Kyiv's Priorities

For Ukraine, the form of aid is secondary compared to its content. Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO, Alena Hetsmanchuk, stated that any new commitments must be strictly focused on front-line and defense priorities. According to her, the critically important areas remain:

- Strengthening air defense;

- Investments in the production of drones and missiles;

- Supplies of long-range ammunition.

Hetsmanchuk also noted that discussions within the alliance remain difficult. Some countries still resist the idea of fixed contributions, making the search for consensus before the summit on July 7–8 an extremely tense process.