German defence minister announces 500 mln euro aid for Ukraine

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Tuesday a 500 million euro ($542.55 million) aid package for Ukraine which includes 10,000 rounds of ammunition and said the United States was still a reliable partner.

"We have once again put together an aid package worth almost half a billion euros," Pistorius told reporters on the sidelines of talks with the United States and other allies at Ramstein Air Base. He also said he had nothing to add to Germany's position that there would be no boots on the ground in Ukraine. ($1 = 0.9216 euros)