Ukrainian ministers called on EU countries to give Kyiv Leopard 2 tanks.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba issued a joint statement on Thursday calling on countries, including Germany, to provide Kyiv with Leopard 2 tanks, despite the condition of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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On Wednesday it became known that Scholz, in a conversation with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, made it clear that Germany would supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks, but on the condition that the American side would supply Abrams battle tanks.

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“We welcome the bold and very timely decision of the UK to transfer the first squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. However, this is not enough to achieve operational goals. Therefore, we appeal to the states that have Leopard 2 tanks in service, in particular Greece, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Finland, Sweden,” the statement said.