“The decision of the Bundestag adopted today is an important brick in strengthening the defense capability of the Armed Forces of Germany,” Klein said.
Germany donates 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
As part of the “tank” coalition in March 2023, Germany transferred 18 Leopard 2 A6 tanks to Ukraine. Slovakia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada and other allies also supplied tanks of this type to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk, Germany itself is armed with 382 such tanks in the Bundeswehr. That is, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were given only 6% of the total number of tanks.
Maintenance and repair of the Leopard 2A4 and 2A6 tanks delivered to Ukraine will take place at the Bumar-Łabędy plant in Gliwice, Poland.
Later, Germany turned to Switzerland with a request to sell some of its mothballed Leopard 2 tanks to it. This could allow Berlin and other allies to increase military assistance to Ukraine. The Swiss Federal Council today supported the decommissioning of 25 Leopard 2s for resale.
2023-05-24 20:32:38
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