Olaf Scholz dismisses claims that Germany is not sufficiently aiding Ukraine by delivering heavy weaponry.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied on Sunday that Germany was opposing Western efforts to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry, adding that he would rather be cautious in his decisions.

Scholz is under pressure at home and abroad to assist Ukraine in repelling Russia’s invasion by supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons like tanks and howitzers and supporting an immediate European Union embargo on Russian energy imports to deprive President Vladimir Putin of hard currency that he needs to fund the war.

In an interview with the Sonntag newspaper. “I regard hurried acts and rogue German endeavours to be dubious.”

After weeks of pressure at home and abroad, Germany confirmed its first transfer of heavy weaponry to Ukraine on April 26 amid doubt over its stance.