Germany Says Failure to Back Ukraine Aid Could Hurt US Economy

Defense minister urges lawmakers to unlock stalled support
Pistorius speaks to Bloomberg at Munich Security Conference

Boris Pistorius during an interview at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 17.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

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By Arne Delfs and Jacqueline Simmons

February 18, 2024 at 10:09 AM UTC

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged US lawmakers to approve additional military aid for Ukraine stalled in Congress, warning that failure to do so could damage America’s economic interests.

As well as potentially hindering security cooperation and harming US defense contractors, Kremlin aggression if left unchallenged could also weaken Europe more broadly and disrupt the bloc’s trading relationship with the world’s biggest economy, Pistorius said in an interview Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.