German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Officially Announces Plans To Send 14 Leopard 2 Battle Tanks To Ukraine

CNBC: Germany U-turns over battle tanks, saying it will send Leopard 2s to Ukraine

* Germany has announced it is ready to send 14 of its own tanks and to allow others to do so, in an U-turn from its previous position.

* The decision comes after weeks of pressure on Berlin from Western allies.

* Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday that no decision had been made on the tanks.

Germany has announced that it is ready to send 14 of its own tanks to Ukraine and to allow others to do so, in an U-turn from its previous position.

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Wednesday that Germany will provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks out of its own Bundeswehr (German armed forces) stocks.

In a government statement, Scholz said that Germany would continue to increase military support for Ukraine and would provide the Ukrainian armed forces with Leopard 2s as a “result of intensive consultations that took place with Germany’s closest European and international partners,” according to a NBC News translation.

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WNU Editor: These 14 Leopard tanks will be delivered in a few months .... German Defense Minister: Ukraine Will Get Leopard 2 Tanks in 3-4 Months at the Earliest (Sputnik).

Update: Here are the tanks that Ukraine will be receiving from the US and Europe .... M1 Abrams, Leopard 2,

Challenger 2: These are the tanks Ukraine will get from the U.S. and Europe (CBS News).

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Officially Announces Plans To Send Leopard 2 Battle Tanks To Ukraine

US, Germany sending battle tanks to aid Ukraine war effort -- AP

U.S., Germany to send scores of tanks to help Ukraine fight Russian invasion -- Reuters

U.S. will supply M1 tanks to Ukraine, as Germany approves Leopards -- Washington Post

Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and let other European nations do the same -- CBS News

Scholz defends decision to send battle tanks to Ukraine -- DW

Germany wavered before allowing Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine -- Al Jazeera

German government confirms shipment of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, allows re-export -- TASS

Ukraine welcomes German tank move as 'first step' -- BBC

Ukraine Is Getting A Small Number Of Leopard 2A6 Tanks With Uniquely Powerful Guns -- Forbes

A look at Leopard 2 tanks that could soon be sent to Ukraine -- AP