German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blocked a new military aid package for Ukraine, which was promoted by Foreign and Defense Ministers Annalena Berbock and Boris Pistorius. This was reported by Der Spiegel the previous day.
It is specified that the ministers wanted to provide new aid to Kiev in the amount of € 3 billion before the elections to the Bundestag scheduled for February 23.
According to the interlocutors, the Defense Ministry even prepared a list of weapons, which included three more IRIS-T air defense systems, including shells, missiles for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, 10 howitzers and ammunition.
The magazine also reports that in response to the initiative, Scholz’s office said that the 2025 budget already provides sufficient funds to help Kiev. Besides, they do not want to put the new FRG government before a fait accompli.
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