Berlin will not join an international effort to provide Kyiv with sought-after fighter jets.
EDnews informs via Euronews that this comes one day after the UK and Netherlands announced plans to help Ukraine obtain F-16 warplanes, which Kyiv says are essential to help beat back Russian forces.
Germany said it will instead focus on delivering other forms of military aid, such as tanks and ammo.
Though uncertainty surrounds the deal - with a spokesperson for Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte saying there had been no concrete agreement - Germany has ruled out taking part.
“We cannot play an active role in such an alliance, in such a coalition, because we have neither the training capacities, the competencies or the planes,” said German defence minister Boris Pistorius.