Germany has again refused to commit to sending tanks to Ukraine, despite mounting international pressure.
Ukraine has long pleaded to receive tank units from the allied West to counter the ongoing Russian invasion.A new Leopard 2 A7V heavy battle tank, the most advanced version of the German-made tank.Germany has again refused to commit to allowing German-made tanks to be sent to Ukraine despite intense pressure.
"We are looking into the matter, what the current status is regarding our Leopard tanks," he said in translated comments. He noted that Berlin was looking not only at its inventory and industry stocks, but also at the compatibility of its tanks for combat in Ukraine, as well as issues around the logistics of supply and maintenance.
A defense summit last Friday at the Ramstein air base failed to deliver an agreement on tanks for Kyiv and, until now, only the U.K. had pledged to send 14 of its own Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. Kyiv has for months pleaded with its allies for heavy battle tanks that it says could be decisive in the outcome of the war.unless the U.S. delivered its own Abrams vehicles
On Saturday, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement for Germany "to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now." Poland and Finland have repeatedly expressed they are prepared to supply Leopard 2 units, with Reuters reporting that Polish premier Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday signaled Warsaw could proceed without Berlin's approval:
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