German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has admitted that Berlin had occasionally sent outdated military equipment to Ukraine. Ukraine had refused to accept a batch of 10 archaic Leopard-1A5 from Germany on the grounds that these tanks required extensive repair work. According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy report, Germany, till July 2023, Germany has sent military aid worth $18.9 billion, second only to the United States which sent $46.6 billion worth of arms and military equipment.
