It is said that Warsaw strives for the greenest Germany signal to send the famous Leopard tanks to Ukraine but plans to send them regardless of Berlin decisionPoland prime minister Monday said.
German foreign minister He had said Sunday that Berlin would not stand in the way If Poland wanted Let’s do it.
the issue of supply german-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine have dominated recent discussions among the Western allies about them how much and what kind of material help them should give Ukraine first Anniversary of Russians invasion Approaching.
the development It comes as both sides are believed to be planning spring offensives to break the deadlock in What became a war of drain in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The current fight is center on City of Bakhmut in In the east, where Wagner’s Russian mercenaries and Ukrainian forces were surrounded in battle. On Sunday, Russia said its forces were improving their positions in Southern Ukraine region of Zaporizhia.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was battling it out with A corruption scandal could dampen Western enthusiasm for for him government.
newspaper reported that military Allegedly he got food at highly inflated prices and vice minister He resigned after an investigation into allegations that he had accepted a bribe.
leopards on move
Ukrainian officials were begging with Western allies to supply them with Leopard tank for months, but Germany held out back Than send or allow other NATO countries for re-export. Panthers, held in an array of NATO countriesseen before defense The most appropriate experts for Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Warsaw would ask Germany for Permission to re-export tanks to Ukraine ”, but this is a file issue of Of secondary importance.
“Even if we don’t get this approval … we will continue moving our tanks together with Others to Ukraine.” Condition for us At the moment it is build at least small coalition of countries. “
Western allies pledged billions of dollar in arms for Ukraine last week but they failed to persuade Germany to lift the veto on Providing tanks.
But in clear shift in Germany’s position is foreign minister said Annalina Burbock on Sunday her government Poland will not stop if it tries to send the Panthers.
It seems that Berbock’s remarks go further than Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s comments at a summit in Paris earlier that day that’s it decisions on Weapons will be delivered made in coordination with allies, including the United States.
Ukraine says heavily armored battle Tanks will give its ground forces more mobility f protection Before of a new Russian offensive is expected in the coming months.
horrible war
US lawmakers paid government Sunday Export M1 Abrams main battle Tanks to Ukraine, saying that even sending a symbolic number would be help prompted the European allies to do the same. Washington has held out so far off on promising its tanks that run on Fuel-hungry turbodiesel you think makes less sense for Ukraine from Panthers.
Britain said it would supply 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron said he did not rule out Possibility of Send tanks Leclerc Ukraine. British and French tanks are less common available of tigers.
close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons for Kyiv that threaten the Russian lands lead To the global Catastrophe and make arguments against using arms of Mass destruction is indefensible.
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of less in Russia house of parliamentwarned that the United States and NATO support of It was Ukraine leading the world to a “terrible war”.
European Union foreign ministers meet on Monday to discuss the matter more military helps for Ukraine. foreigner in the European Union policy Prime Minister Josep Borrell said he hoped to approve another tranche of 500 million euros ($545 million). of support.
Ministers will also Debate using Russian assets frozen in Europe is under sanctions – including 300 billion euros ($327 billion) worth of Central Russia bank reserves – and using the money to help rebuild Ukraine out of war.
since l invasion on On February 24, 2022, Russia took control of itself, which it described as defending itself against an aggressive West. of cutting of Ukraine said it would never take them back. Ukraine said that the restoration of its territorial integrity is not open for negotiate.
also on Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of Storing weapons supplied from the West in nuclear weapons power stations across the country. No evidence was provided and Reuters was unable to verify these claims.
SVR said the US-supplied HIMARS missile launchers, air defense Artillery systems and ammunition delivered to Nuclear Rivne power station in North West of Ukraine.
Ukraine nuclear power Focus on stations of attention since start of dispute. Russian forces have captured the defunct Chernobyl nuclear material power Sow less than 48 hours After the invasion of the forces, and also Captured nuclear Zaporizhzhia power Factory – the largest in Europe – early in the war.
The International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations has expressed grave concerns over attacks near the Zaporozhye plant, warning of the risk of nuclear disaster.
