Germany to send Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine — Reports | DW News January 24, 2023 Unipro2013main Top Military News, Ukraine War </p> <h2>Government in Berlin had decided to send Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine</h2> <p> German news magazine Der Spiegel and others published stories on Tuesday evening saying that the government in Berlin had decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.</p> <p>This follows a long-running debate on the issue among NATO allies, and comes after Poland formally asked Berlin for permission to send some of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine earlier on Tuesday.</p> <p>Spiegel magazine reported that the decision would involve sending at least one company of Leopard 2A6 tanks.</p> <p>Spiegel attributed its information to government sources but did not identify them. Broadcaster ntv issued a similar report, and the dpa news agency later said its “coalition sources” had said the same. But the government did not immediately comment publicly on the reports.</p> <p>German-made military equipment can only be sent to third countries with approval from Berlin. Spiegel reported that other European countries, including some in Scandinavia, would also supply their tanks to Kyiv.</p> <p>Although Germany’s Defense Ministry, military, and several other actors would surely have been involved in discussions, ultimately the authority to make this decision rests with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<br /> </p> <p>Credit to : DW News</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
