![]() Since then, the German government has been trying to piece together the two armored battalions that were promised, but many of the countries in the coalition have yet to make a firm commitment in terms of the number of tanks they are willing to provide.īerlin dragged its feet for months over the decision to provide heavy armor, but now that the line has been crossed it is leading efforts to ensure delivery. After months of pressure from Kyiv and NATO allies including Poland and the Baltic states, Berlin finally relented after persuading the United States to follow suit by agreeing to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Two weeks ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz turned the West’s policy on sending heavy weapons to Ukraine on its head when he announced the delivery of 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks, and gave authorization for other countries who have the heavy armor in their arsenals to do likewise. ![]() APĪ NATO coalition to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine has been set in motion, but it is not moving at the pace that Berlin would like. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (left) holds a model of a Leopard tank with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in Kyiv on Tuesday. ![]()
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