[ベルリン ２４日 ロイター] – German Chancellor Scholz has decided to provide Ukraine with German Leopard 2 tanks and to allow supplies from other countries such as Poland. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Germany’s Der Spiegel reports that the German supply is about at least one Leopard 2 tank, and that other allies, including Nordic countries, are planning to cooperate with Germany to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. .
A German government spokesman declined to comment, and the German Defense Ministry could not be reached for comment.
A senior U.S. government official said on Thursday that the U.S. government appears to be withdrawing its opposition to the sale of the Abrams main battle tank to Ukraine, which could be announced as early as this week.
Andriy Yermak, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the delivery of German tanks was necessary to restore Ukraine’s borders and was a powerful blow for democracy.
