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

The initiative reportedly included the provision weapons including three additional Iris-T air defense batteries, 10 howitzers, and more artillery ammunition.

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,

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,

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,