Foreign policy & defence
The statement in the quiz
Germany should keep supporting Ukraine with weapons and military equipment.
Background
The federal government says it has provided or pledged about €57.6 billion in military aid since February 2022 (figures from August 2026).
Sources for the background: Federal government: Germany’s support for Ukraine
ForLeaning forNeutral / mixedLeaning againstAgainstNot in manifesto
Supports Ukraine with diplomatic, financial and humanitarian means and with weapons deliveries.
From the manifesto „Daher unterstützen wir die Ukraine mit allen erforderlichen diplomatischen, finanziellen und humanitären Mitteln sowie mit Waffenlieferungen.“Source: CDU/CSU manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 47
Criticises military aid for draining the Bundeswehr’s stocks and opposes the EU paying for weapons for Ukraine.
From the manifesto „der fortlaufenden Abgabe von einsatzfähigem Material und Waffensystemen aus Beständen der Bundeswehr an die Ukraine“Source: AfD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 89
Backs training Ukraine’s armed forces and supplying weapons, but with prudence and a sense of proportion (the manifesto does not provide for Taurus missiles).
From the manifesto „unterstützt die SPD die Ausbildung der ukrainischen Streitkräfte und die Lieferung von Waffen und Ausrüstung mit Besonnenheit und Augenmaß“Source: SPD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 58
Backs Ukraine in every way: diplomatically, financially, with humanitarian aid and militarily.
From the manifesto „mit diplomatischer, finanzieller, humanitärer und militärischer Unterstützung“Source: Greens manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 141
Opposes sending weapons into war zones and wants to work with countries such as China and Brazil to push for negotiations.
From the manifesto „Wir lehnen Waffenlieferungen in Kriegs- und Krisengebiete ab.“Source: Die Linke manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 23
Opposes sending weapons and wants to end the war through negotiations.
From the manifesto „Waffenlieferungen werden das Sterben nicht beenden.“Source: BSW manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 7
Says support must not be held back by money or weapons, and calls for Taurus cruise missiles to be delivered immediately.
From the manifesto „Daher fordern wir die unverzügliche Lieferung des Marschflugkörper Taurus.“Source: FDP manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 47
Positions are coded on five steps: for, leaning for, neutral or mixed, leaning against, against. A party whose manifesto says nothing on the statement is marked “not in manifesto”, and the quiz leaves the statement out of that party’s score. The coding method and its checks are on the method page.
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Manifesto coding and background checked: 27 September 2026 Update log