Poland this week will send Ukraine 10 Leopard 2 tanks out of 14 previously promised by Warsaw. According to TASS, this was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak.
According to him, “out of 14 Polish tanks, 4 are already in Ukraine, another 10 will get to Ukraine this week.”
As Blaszczak recalled, an agreement was reached with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius that the Polish side would be responsible for creating a coalition of countries transferring Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, and the German side – Leopard 2A6. “The coalition has been created,” the Polish minister stated.
According to him, the coalition was formed by eight Norwegian, eight Canadian, six Spanish tanks and tank battalion support vehicles, for which the Finnish side is responsible. The battalion has been formed. We are waiting for the formation of the battalion by Minister Pistorius,” Blaschak concluded.
On January 25, the German government confirmed that it would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and issue permission to other countries to re-export these vehicles. Great Britain, Norway, Slovakia, the USA, France and other countries also announced their intention to provide Western-made tanks to Kyiv. Poland announced its intention to allocate 14 tanks. The first four were delivered to the country on 24 February.
Source: Rosbalt
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