Military aid to Ukraine is causing a dispute between Germany and France

The disagreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over military aid to Ukraine is turning from a political debate into open hostility.

The disagreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over support for Ukraine is turning from a political debate into open hostility.

"As Ukraine faces a munitions shortage, the leaders of Germany and France are at loggerheads over military aid," writes Politico.

According to the publication, German officials are unhappy that Macron, unlike Scholtz, is not doing enough to influence the situation in Ukraine.

A study by the Kiel Institute, which collects information on the contribution of countries to support Ukraine, found that France is a "lagging" ally. This country has provided 640 million euros in aid since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, while Germany has provided a total of 17.7 billion euros.

Therefore, Scholtz is using every opportunity to force the French president to send more weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.

For their part, French officials have said they are providing Ukraine with "very valuable" weapons and are doing so with less enthusiasm than their German counterparts. In this case, it is said that the chancellor does not want to hand over Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

For example, after the summit held in Paris on February 26, Macron expressed his displeasure with Scholtz because of Germany's hesitation to deliver weapons to Kiev.

Berlin has long hesitated to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but decided to do so only after the US announced its intention to supply M1 Abrams tanks.