The faction of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany continues to insist on the transfer of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. It is reported by Tagesschau.

In particular, the deputy head of the faction, Johann Wadefuhl, criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

" Finland wants to help, Spain has long. Poland has gone on the offensive, and the stubborn chancellor is getting in the way,"

From his point of view, the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks is only a matter of "

Scholz's blockade stance cannot be Germany's role, politician warns. In his opinion, now it is necessary to "

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Earlier, the Minister of Economy and Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Robert Habeck, spoke in favor of preventing the disruption of the supply of Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine from other countries due to Berlin's objections..

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly rejected sending tanks to Ukraine and said that Germany would not take such a step on its own.. Politico writes that Scholz's position on this issue is largely dependent on US President Joe Biden, with whom the chancellor has already closely coordinated his actions.. Scholz's speaker said that even London's plans to supply British-made Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine will not change the position of the German government, which has so far rejected calls to transfer powerful German Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.