The German government plans to provide Ukraine with an additional €400 million ($447 million) at short notice for military support, saying that without extra funding, Ukraine would lose the war against Russia, according to a government letter seen by dpa. In the letter from the Finance Ministry to the parliamentary budget committee, state secretary Florian Toncar warned of the risk “that Ukraine will succumb in its defensive struggle without significantly increased material support.” The additional €400 million are part of a package of aid to be provided by Germany and some of its European par…