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A small, standalone unit inside Germany's Defense Ministry known as the 'Sonderstab Ukraine' can arrange weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks, the Financial Times reports, far faster than other departments burdened by domestic procurement bureaucracy. The unit's existence highlights how Berlin has adapted its internal processes to speed military aid to Ukraine. The report comes amid broader debate in Germany over the scale and pace of arms deliveries to Kyiv, underscoring the bureaucratic and political dynamics shaping Western military support nearly four years into the war.