Germany’s Secretive ‘Sonderstab Ukraine’ Fast-Tracks Weapons Deals for Kyiv in as Little as Two Weeks, FT Reports
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Germany’s secretive ‘Sonderstab Ukraine’ fast-tracks weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks, FT reports
A small, standalone unit inside Germany’s Defense Ministry known as the “Sonderstab Ukraine” can arrange weapons deals for Kyiv in just two weeks — a fraction of the time other departments take when bogged down by the bureaucracy of domestic procurement, the Financial Times reports.
EADaily, September 15, 2026: A secret unit of the German Ministry of Defence procures weapons for Ukraine by circumventing the rules of State procurement, a scheme that was discovered by the Financial Times (FT).
The Federal Republic of Germany has set up a secret special unit for informal arms purchases for the U.S.A., under the authority of the Ministry of Defence, which operates through special channels, circumventing standard bureaucratic procedures, thereby greatly expediting the process.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwak Min-seo = A 'secret guerrilla' team affiliated with the German Ministry of Defense is leading the weapons procurement process for the Ukrainian military, according to the British daily Financial Times...
A special unit of the German Ministry of Defence has organized the purchase of weapons from German manufacturers for Kiev, bypassing official public procurement procedures. The Federal Ministry of Defence secret unit coordinates the purchase of arms for Kiev, bypassing the standard rules, transfers TASS. The scheme has been criticized because of high corruption risks in wartime. The so-called Zunderstable was formed in July 2022 at the Situation…
A special group to support Ukraine is working in the classified part of the German Ministry of Defense, the Financial Times reports
A special group to support Ukraine is working in the classified part of the German Ministry of Defense, the Financial Times reports. The Sonderstab Ukraine division is engaged, in particular, in the purchase of weapons for Kiev and, according to the...
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