German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is postponing a final decision on whether to provide Ukraine with high-tech tanks, despite pressure from other senior officials, Politico reported, citing sources.

The plan put forward by Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called for the transfer of about 100 tanks.

Initially, a decision on this issue was expected this week. But the process is now in limbo as the chancellor -- much to the dismay of his ruling coalition partners -- argues that Germany must first reach a common ground with Western allies on the issue before delivering such heavy military hardware, officials said.

German officials have previously ruled out supplying Kyiv with more sophisticated Western military equipment, such as tanks, despite Berlin's historic decision in February to supply Ukraine with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, arguing that training Ukrainian soldiers to use them would take weeks or months. .

The chancellor's hesitation drew backlash from his coalition partners, the Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). Cabinet members refrained from public criticism - Baerbock only made it clear to journalists that she was in favor of the supply of more advanced weapons systems.