The European Union will increase financial aid and arms supplies to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, CNN reported.

"We will increase financial means for the purchase of military goods to 1 billion euros, in order to make clear, we stand with full solidarity on Ukraine's side, we stand for the protection of the civil population in Ukraine," Baerbock said.

Germany will also make sure that arms sales from German manufacturers are made as quickly as possible. "Ukraine needs further weapons," she said, without providing any further details due to security concerns.

The Alliance must prevent the war from spreading to other countries, she said.  "We have a responsibility towards Ukrainians, but we also have a responsibility towards 450 million Europeans and those that are NATO members," she added. "We cannot take the responsibility that there will be more acts of war in other countries."