Mr Scholz claimed in June that Germany was supplying weapons “more intensively than anyone else”, despite evidence to the contrary. He visited Kyiv last week with the leaders of France and Germany to show Zelensky his support for Ukraine’s bid to join the EU.
Germany publishes unusual list of military support
Berlin took the unusual step on Tuesday by publishing a list of all the military support it has sent to Ukraine to deal with allegations that it did not do enough. The United Kingdom and other Western European governments do not disclose their supplies, although the United States does. “The federal government has now decided to adapt the process of announcing military support to the practice of our closest allies, such as the United States,” said Steffen Hebestreit, a government spokesman. According to the list, Germany has already delivered 14,900 anti-tank mines, 500 STINGER anti-aircraft missiles, 2,700 STRELA rocket launchers, 16 million rounds of ammunition, 50 depot launchers, 100 MG 3 engines with 500 spare barrels, 5 cannon barrels, 5 .
