Germany Will Not Deliver Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia

The newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" reported today, Wednesday, citing an internal government document, that Germany will not deliver Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia. According to the document, as reported by the newspaper, "requests for export licenses to Saudi Arabia will be postponed until after the end of the war in Yemen." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed today that Germany will not deliver Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia in the near future, after the newspaper reported that Germany is linking any such action to the conclusion of the war in Yemen. He added to reporters on the second day of the NATO summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "There will be no decision regarding the delivery of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia anytime soon." A government source stated that Germany will make a decision on this matter during the current legislative period, which ends in 2025.