Five countries have already expressed their readiness to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, all of them are now awaiting a solution to the issue with Germany. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba in an interview with Vadym Karpyak, the head of the Foreign Ministry posted part of the conversation on his Instagram page..

" Why \? Because it is a tank that has been mass-produced in Europe for decades and many European armies have it.. Therefore, you can take a little there, take a little here. There are different modifications of these tanks.. But we set ambitious tasks for ourselves, and our ambitious task is to assemble a brigade within the framework of the tank coalition,"

According to Kuleba, Poland's promise to provide Ukraine with a company of Leopard 2 tanks spurred other countries that " In particular, this applies to Finland, Kuleba said..

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry did not specify the exact number of tanks that Kyiv is targeting, however, in the tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine there are three tank battalions in the state, each of which should have 31 tanks. That is, theoretically, we could talk about at least 93 tanks.

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Recall that, according to media reports, Germany will decide on the transfer of Leopard tanks next week, before the meeting in the Ramstein format, which will be held on January 20.

During a visit to Lviv on January 11, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that within the framework of the international coalition of allies, including Poland, Ukraine will receive a company of Leopard 2 tanks. The tank company, according to NATO standards, has 14 tanks. On January 13, Germany announced that there had not yet been a request from Poland for the supply of tanks to Ukraine.