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Germany refuses to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Photo/advocacy blog
In recent months, Ukraine has asked Berlin to supply its Leopard 2 tanks, but Scholz said his country would only act in coordination with its allies on the matter. According to the German Chancellor, no country has supplied Kiev with Western tanks.
In response to this, Danilov said that if Germany did not supply Ukraine with tanks, it would use them to defend its capital against Russian troops.
“If Scholz wants Germany to deploy German tanks to fight Russia outside of Berlin and Stuttgart, he can play this game, conduct a sociological investigation into whether or not they need to supply us with tanks,” he told a TV station. Ukraine. . Russia TodayThursday (5/1/2023).
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The Ukrainian official stressed the importance of the Ukrainian conflict for Europe, adding that it represents a major challenge for the region.
“Countries that understand that they help us at 150% capacity. Countries that are slowly realizing the need to address this problem are also starting to take action,” Danilov said.
Although Berlin had supplied Kiev with large quantities of weapons, it had been reluctant to supply it with modern Leopard 2 tanks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has previously clarified that since no other country has supplied Ukraine with an equivalent arsenal, Berlin should not be the first to do it.
A December YouGov poll also showed that 45% of Germans did not want their country to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev, with another 33% saying they supported the move.
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with Germany’s stance on the issue, with Foreign Minister Dmitroy Kuleba saying last month that Kiev did not understand why Germany had sent artillery but not heavy armour.
