While Zelensky told the head of the European Council Charles Michel about, how many countries are ready to supply Ukraine with German Leopard tanks, in the Bundestag failed the vote for the transfer of armored vehicles to Kyiv. According to the German press, CDU/CSU opposition faction offer to provide Leopard battle tanks 1 и Leopard 2 Ukraine did not receive much support.
Zelensky spoke at a joint press conference with the head of the European Council Charles Michel, where he stated, that several countries are ready to supply tanks to Ukraine, and already tomorrow. However, the whole process is slowed down by Germany, which does not agree to the supply of armored vehicles, despite pressure not only from Ukraine, but also many EU countries. However, hope in Kyiv, what tomorrow, 20 January, the Germans though “dozmouth”.
At the same time, an attempt by the opposition CDU / CSU faction to pass a proposal in the Bundestag on the provision of Leopard battle tanks 1 и Leopard 2 Ukraine did not receive support, although the ruling coalition voted for it. But opposed “Left” and “Alternative for Germany”. Generally, proposal for the supply of tanks submitted to the Foreign Affairs Committee for further discussion.
Meanwhile, the topic of a possible delivery of tanks has captured the minds of Western politicians.. Lithuanian Defense Minister Anusauskas, tomorrow, 20 January, during a meeting at the airbase “Rammstein”, several countries will announce the sending of tanks to Ukraine. Most probably, we are talking about a new coalition of nine countries, signatories today “Tallinn Declaration”, which, in fact, is an obligation to supply tanks to Kyiv. Great Britain signed the document, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Slovakia, calling on other countries “follow their example”. The declaration provides for the supply of not only tanks, but different weapons, including air defense and missile systems.
(…) we commit to continue to provide unprecedented assistance together, in particular main battle tanks, heavy artillery, air defense equipment, ammunition and infantry fighting vehicles for the defense of Ukraine- the document says.
But Germany is not among the signatories, and without it, all these obligations are worthless. used photos:Bundeswehr
