The German Chancellor officially announced the provision of Leopard tanks to Kyiv
Germany will supply Kyiv with 14 of its Leopard 2 tanks. This was officially announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Germany will also allow the re-export of German-made tanks from other European countries to Ukraine.
In addition to Germany, Poland, Spain and Finland previously announced their readiness to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“This decision is in line with our well-known line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability. We act in close coordination at the international level,” Scholz said.
The statement noted that the goal is to create two battalions of Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine. Germany will provide 14 such tanks from its military reserves at the first stage. Training of Ukrainian military personnel will begin in Germany in the near future, and this country will also provide logistics and ammunition.
The decision of the German authorities to provide German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine was reported on the evening of Tuesday, January 24, by leading media outlets, citing sources in Berlin. We were talking about at least one company (14 pieces) of Leopard 2 tanks in the modern A6 modification. Poland previously promised the same number of Leopard 2PL tanks.
During a visit to Kyiv on January 24, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said his country was discussing the possibility of creating a unit of Leopard 2 tanks to be transferred to Ukraine, possibly jointly with other countries.
Spain will join the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, subject to an agreement at the European level. The Spanish newspaper El País reported this on January 25, but it is still unknown how many combat vehicles we can talk about.
Also on January 25, information appeared that Sweden does not rule out the transfer of Stridsvagn 122 tanks to Kyiv, a local version of the German Leopard 2. This was stated by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson in a commentary to the local publication Svenska Dagbladet.
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