Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has blocked an air defence package worth €3 billion (£2.5 billion) for Ukraine in one of his last key decisions before the election, according to German media reports.

A dispute has arisen in the German federal government over Chancellor Olaf Scholz's blocking of a new aid package for Ukraine worth billions of euros. — Ukrinform.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blocked a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, which was promoted by Foreign and Defense ministers Annalena Berbok and Boris Pistorius. This was reported on January 9 by Der Spiegel.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blocked a €3 billion military aid package for Ukraine. The package, which included critical IRIS-T air defense systems, anti-aircraft missiles, howitzers, and ammunition,

Germany's defense and foreign affairs ministers have proposed granting Ukraine an additional three billion euros in military aid. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes the initiative and is blocking the aid to Kyiv,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius aim to allocate around 3 billion euros for arms supplies to Ukraine before the Bundestag elections. However, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office appears to oppose the proposal,