The Minister of Defense of Germany denied information about the blocking of military aid to Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius denied claims that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is blocking an additional package of military aid to Ukraine worth three billion euros. This is reported by the German state television and radio company DW UNN.

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According to DW, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius denied the chancellor’s blocking of military aid to Ukraine in an interview with the Tagesspiegel newspaper, which will be published on Monday, January 13, 2025.

There is no blockade

The German Defense Minister added that the internal coordination of the new aid package in the government has not yet been completed.

Pistorius noted that his department has prepared a new aid package, now a political decision must be made on its provision to Kyiv

The final political decision should be made in the near future.

We will remind

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany prepared a plan for additional military aid to Ukraine for 3 billion euros. Chancellor Scholz did not approve the initiative, citing sufficient funding for 2025.