>- Germany has drastically cut back on foreign aid funding, which in return killed off a lot of the goodwill Germany enjoyed in the Global South, we all know that China and Russia filled the gap.

Germany now surpassed the US as the biggest foreign aid spender in the world, in absolute terms, not per capita

> Germany now surpassed the US as the biggest foreign aid spender in the world, in absolute terms, not per capita

A lot of the foreign aid budget is going to Ukraine [1], and the sum that goes to Ukraine isn't even including military aid.

Note, I have zero issue with aid going to Ukraine, and in fact it's still not enough - the issue I have is that a lot of other places simply fall through the gaps.

[1] https://de.statista.com/infografik/25614/groesste-empfaenger...