Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that your country will “soon” ask Germany for permission to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The head of the Executive reiterated that “if we do not obtain this consent, we will deliver our tanks together with other countries to Ukraine.”
Morawiecki was in favor of forming an international alliance to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine that, even without German participation, unites “States that want to help in this dramatic fight in Ukraine.” “We are constantly putting pressure on the Berlin government to make their Leopards available (for export),” Morawiecki emphasized, adding that the Germans “They have more than 350 “Leopard” operational and about 200 in storage”.
Poland announced its intention to send a company of Leopard tanks which, being German-made, require express permission from Berlin to be exported to third countries. Germany has been reluctant to send its own weapons despite international criticism, although this weekend it indicated its willingness to authorize it if requested.
Thus, the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, has confirmed that Germany would not object to another country sending the tanks.
“They haven’t asked us the question so far, but if they do, we’re not going to oppose it,” Baerbock said in an interview with French television LCI when asked what would happen if Poland handed over Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine.
Morawiecki has picked up the glove this Monday to confirm that he will present a formal request, although the date of the request and when the final delivery of the tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces would remain to be clarified.
Why Leopard 2 tanks are so important in the Ukrainian war
Yago RodrÃguez, director of The Political Room, has reported on the Al Rojo Vivo program that in recent years “15,000 cars have been manufactured in Europe and the West”, of which “about 4,000 would be Leopards”. “The most balanced type of tank, proven in combat, very well armored and that you will be able to have in quantity, is the Leopard 2, the quintessential European tank. Hence the importance of being able to access this huge available stock that Germany controls due to the strict re-export licences”, RodrÃguez assured. in the video that accompanies these lines.
Al Rojo Vivo has analyzed the different characteristics of the Leopard and the British Challenger 2, of which 14 units will be sent to Ukraine by the United Kingdom.
Source: Lasexta
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