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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 11 (Reuters) - German chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition has agreed to double German military aid for Ukraine next year to 8 billion euros ($8.54 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Lawmakers of Scholz's Social Democrats, the Free Democrats and the Green party agreed on the increase in negotiations over the proposed 2024 federal budget this week, Bloomberg News reported. A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21.4 billion) on military aid for Ukraine was met with resistance from EU countries. ($1 = 0.9362 euros)Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Olaf Scholz, Annegret, Olaf Scholz's, Gursimran Kaur, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Bloomberg, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Scholz's Social Democrats, Free Democrats, Green, Bloomberg News, Germany's Ministry of Defense, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Ukraine, Germany's, Bengaluru
(Reuters) - German chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition has agreed to double German military aid for Ukraine next year to 8 billion euros ($8.54 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Lawmakers of Scholz's Social Democrats, the Free Democrats and the Green party agreed on the increase in negotiations over the proposed 2024 federal budget this week, Bloomberg News reported. Germany's Ministry of Defense could not be immediately reached for comment. A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21.4 billion) on military aid for Ukraine was met with resistance from EU countries. ($1 = 0.9362 euros)(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio)
Persons: Olaf Scholz's, Gursimran Kaur, David Gregorio Organizations: Reuters, Bloomberg, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Scholz's Social Democrats, Free Democrats, Green, Bloomberg News, Germany's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Berlin, Germany's, Bengaluru
Ukraine will receive 14 more THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles, manufacturer Milrem Robotics said Tuesday. A Russian think tank previously offered a bounty for the capture of one of these vehicles. "Automating these tasks with unmanned vehicles alleviates that danger and allows more soldiers to stay in a safe area or be tasked for more important activities." Evacuation robot (unmanned ground vehicle) THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests in Kyiv, Ukraine. At the time, a spokesperson for Milrem Robotics told Insider: "We take the bounty as a compliment."
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