The Social Democratic Party is categorically opposed

The head of the parliamentary faction of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Rolf Mützenich, made a statement on this occasion.

According to the latter, he, Olaf Scholz, and members of the SPD do not support the proposal for a new large package of military aid to Ukraine, which is being proposed by the German Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense.

As Mützenich noted, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on January 9 large-scale arms supplies to Ukraine, which were planned in the previous budget.

"Allocating additional budget funds through parliament shortly before the Bundestag elections in order to present the future government with a fait accompli is not in line with our democracy and can hardly be justified from a legal and political point of view," said a member of Olaf Scholz's team.

Why Scholz is not making an important decision regarding Ukraine

According to media reports, in January 2025, work on preparing the aid package stopped because Olaf Scholz did not like the idea.

According to Olaf Scholz, the aid already provided will be sufficient for the near future.

What is important to understand is that the preliminary budget for 2025 provides for 4 billion euros for military aid.

Official Berlin also expects that Ukraine will be able to use a $50 billion loan from the G7, which is financed using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.