Politics

Ukraine gets new €1.3 bln German aid package as Merz calls on Putin to end ‘senseless war’

Ewan Jones
 04.10.2026, 15:26
“Mr Putin, stop this senseless war!” Friedrich Merz said.
“Mr Putin, stop this senseless war!” Friedrich Merz said. Photo: PAP/EPA/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF

The leaders of Ukraine and Germany signed agreements worth €8.5 billion in total.