Berlin’s generous welfare benefits undermine Kiev’s war effort, a senior MP has said The German government should stop providing social benefits to Ukrainians, senior MP Thorsten Frei said on Sunday. He argued that the move would incentivize Ukrainian men to return to their home country and join the army amid the conflict with Russia.
Rheinmetall has increased the cost of 155-mm caliber shells used by Kiev’s armed forces from €2,000 to €3,600 The price of artillery shells produced by German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall have soared by more than half since the start of the Ukraine conflict, an investigation by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper published on Tuesday revealed.