German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blocked a proposal for an additional military aid package for Ukraine worth 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion), Spiegel reported on Jan. 9, citing its undisclosed sources.

"Defense Minister Boris Pistorius wants to mobilize an additional budget of about EUR 3 billion for urgent weapons supplies to Ukraine before the federal elections on February 23. But Olaf Scholz's office is slowing down plans for additional military aid," the article says.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been withholding approval for a new large military assistance package for Ukraine that is being proposed by Ukraine's foreign and defence ministries. Source: German newspaper Spiegel with reference to its sources,

The heads of the defence and foreign affairs ministries of Germany have proposed granting an additional three billion euros in military aid to Ukraine. However, Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes the initiative and is blocking 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,