Scholz hopes to have 80 Leopard 2 tanks ready for shipment to Ukraine by end of March
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his hopes that 80 Leopard 2 tanks will be ready to be sent to Ukraine by the end of March while commenting on the results of the EU Summit.
Source: Scholz's statement, quoted by the Ukrinform news outlet
Details: When replying to journalists' questions as to whether he was sure that two battalions (that is, about 80 Leopard 2 tanks) will be ready to be supplied to Ukraine by the end of March, Scholz stated: "I hope that we will manage to do that, after all."
Nevertheless, the chancellor of Germany has admitted that "it will not be easy". He has pointed out that Berlin is trying to push this matter forward with allies.
Background:
- Late in January, the German government announced its decision to provide the Ukrainian armed forces with Leopard-2 main battle tanks.
- Later, Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defence, said during his visit to Kyiv that the first German Leopard 2A6 battle tanks would arrive in Ukraine at the end of March 2023.
- Pistorius also announced a "tank summit" for the countries that are sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
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