BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with the Ukrainian government to discuss further aid and assess the military situation, the DPA news agency reported.

Germany's foreign and defence ministries said on Wednesday they would refocus their public communications away from Elon Musk's X, with the defence department saying it had become increasingly "unhappy" with developments at the social media platform.

The German government has prepared everything necessary to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth €3 billion, but discussions are still ongoing. The funds are not yet available because the country's new budget has not been approved.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit amid rising uncertainty with growing splits in Europe over Ukraine as the coalition he represents stares down the barrel of defeat in elections.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with the Ukrainian government to discuss further aid and assess the military situation, the DPA news agency reported. "It is important for me to show with this trip that we continue to actively support Ukraine,

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has refuted claims that Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been blocking an additional €3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine. Source: Pistorius in an interview with German newspaper Tagesspiegel,

Defence Ministers from Poland, Germany, France, Italy and the UK met in Warsaw on Monday to discuss European security matters in a new five-way format established in the wake of Donald Trump's US presidential election win.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, mentioned that over 100 Ukrainian brigades are active on the front, and each requires rearming. In this context, weapons from Germany, which account for about 16% of all the weapons Ukraine has received from its allies,

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to discuss further support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, according to n-tv. “It is important for me to show with this trip that we continue to actively support Ukraine.