NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after a meeting with the German Defense Minister, said that Berlin would soon decide to allow the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. In addition, the head of the German Ministry of Defense made it clear that the provision of universal combat vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine is only a matter of time, so the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance can already begin to teach the Ukrainian military to lead the Leopards.
Berlin also received a request from Warsaw for consent to the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The Germans have already received our request for consent to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine,” Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak tweeted.
He also turned to the German side with a request to join the coalition of countries supporting Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.
Recall, the speaker of the German government, Steffen Gebeshtreit, said on the eve that Germany continues to weigh the possibility of transferring main battle tanks to Ukraine, but they are forced to take into account the mood of the population.
At the same time, former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius believes that after the issue of supplying Leopard tanks to Ukraine, partners need to quickly decide on the provision of long-range artillery and fighters.
Source: Racurs
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