There is nothing in common between sending 3 billion euros to Kyiv and social welfare payments in Germany. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. She emphasized: “This 3 billion has absolutely nothing to do with social benefits, such as pensions, which are also guaranteed by law. On January 12, Burbock drew attention to the fact that if additional funding is not allocated to Ukraine's needs, “the country will be less able to defend itself and therefore less more capable of protecting us.” She added that supporting Kiev would be the best contribution to the security of Europe and Germany. On January 10, Der Spiegel magazine quoted a source as saying that German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz refused to support an additional military assistance package for Ukraine worth 3 billion euros, preparing for consideration in the budget committee. According to the publication, Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock and Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius insisted on approving the aid before the Bundestag elections on February 23. The prepared weapons list includes three IRIS-T air defense systems , Patriot missiles, 10 howitzers and ammunition.