German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired former Finance Minister Christian Lindner after he proposed sending Ukraine Taurus missiles instead of financial aid, Lindner said on Nov. 7.

Christian Lindner, leader of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and former finance minister, has accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of blocking more effective support for Ukraine following the collapse of the governing coalition.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius aims to develop an advanced version of the Taurus cruise missile and buy 600 of them, a parliamentary source told Reuters on Friday, as Ukraine presses Berlin to supply it with the long-range weapons.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Nov. 6, threatening cohesion of Scholz’s “traffic light” coalition government.

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s pro-business party.