Germany wants allied consensus on sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine
No decision has yet been reached on whether to deliver powerful Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, Germany's defence minister said Friday at a major donor meeting. "Today, we still cannot say when a decision will be taken, and what the decision will be, when it comes to the Leopard tank," Boris Pistorius said during the US-hosted conference in Germany.
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- Published Date: 04:33 | 20 January 2023
- Modified Date: 04:36 | 20 January 2023
Germany's new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius denied that Berlin was unilaterally blocking the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine and said the government would be ready to move quickly on the issue if there was consensus among allies.
"There are good reasons for the deliveries and there are good reasons against, and in view of the entire situation of a war that has been ongoing for almost one year, all pros and cons must be weighed very carefully," Pistorius said.
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