Vice-Chancellor, Minister of Economy of Germany Robert Habek did not rule out that the government of the country in the future will decide on the supply of Leopard battle tanks to Kyiv.
Today, January 8, on ARD TV, Khabik, in response to a question about the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Leopard-1 or Leopard-2 tanks, said: “No, this, of course, is not excluded,” stating, “We are studying the situation and We are coordinating our actions with other countries.” “We will see how the discussion (on this issue in Germany) develops,” he added.
According to him, the dynamics of resolving the issue of arms supplies to Kyiv will change depending on the dynamics of the development of the course of hostilities in Ukraine.
In the same context, less than a day has passed since the statements of the co-chairman of the ruling German party, Lars Klingbeil, about the importance of “Berlin not taking unilateral steps on its part when it comes to supplying weapons to Kyiv.” including Leopard tanks.
“Currently, no country is supplying Kyiv with such heavy tanks as the Leopard 1 or Leopard 2,” Klingbeil said in an interview published on Saturday by media company RND.
“It is right that the Americans, the French and we as a federal government are constantly thinking about whether we can now show our participation in this war,” he said.
Source: TASS
