Soon the delivery of combat tanks 'Leopard' to Ukraine?

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Soon the delivery of combat tanks 'Leopard' to Ukraine?
Soon the delivery of combat tanks 'Leopard' to Ukraine?

After the debate on the delivery of combat tanks to Ukraine, the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, has stated that Germany will not block the delivery of Leopard combat tanks from third countries.

For several days, Germany has been debating about sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. In an interview on French television, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Germany will not block the delivery of battle tanks from third countries. "At this point the question has not been asked yet, but if we are asked, we will not stand in the way," Baerbock told LCI television on Sunday.

The green politician answered the question of how Germany would act if Poland offered Leopard tanks to Ukraine. In this case, a permit from the German government was needed. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, declared that "we will not stand idly by as Ukraine bleeds. Ukraine and Europe will win this war, with or without Germany. "If we don't have a quick deal with Germany, Poland and other countries will create 'a small coalition'." These countries will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine even without German approval.”

Pistorius: Delivery of Leopard tanks placed in chancellor's office

The decision, whether Germany will send Leopard tanks, according to the German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, is still open. "But the decision-making process is moving, and we have to wait for that," Pistorius said on the first German television, ARD. Everyone understands, in what condition Ukraine is, and for this there will be "a decision soon, no matter what." According to Pistorius this depends on many factors and "is decided in the chancellor's office."

There has been criticism from the German CDU/CSU opposition for the Chancellor's hesitant attitude, but also from the coalition partners, the Greens and the FDP. The head of the conservative party, CDU, Friedrich Merz said that he expected that at the joint celebrations of the Elysée Agreement, Scholz together with Macron would make a joint statement on the deployment of battle tanks. The head of the Greens, Omid Nouripour, said that a quick decision is needed. The chairman of the defense committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), called the chancellor's communication style in this matter a "disaster"./ DW


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