The Spanish Ministry of Defense is ready to start negotiations on providing Ukraine with ten Leopard 2A4 tanks and 20 M113 armored personnel carriers. It is reported by Infodefensa, citing its own sources..

According to the publication, the country is now considering the possibility of transferring equipment stored by its army to our state, given the numerous requests from the Ukrainian authorities for assistance in resisting the Russian invasion..

If the decision to transfer tanks and armored personnel carriers to the ownership of Ukraine is made, then our government will have to finance their renewal and modernization in Spain at the expense of the EU European Peace Fund. This process will require contracts with Spanish companies.

At the final stage, the weapons will be moved to Ukraine for use in the combat zone.

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Infodefensa's sources explained that it is too early to talk about the amount of costs required for the modernization of equipment, and the time that will be spent on the process of transferring tanks and armored personnel carriers.

According to preliminary data, their renewal may cost from 5 to 15 million euros, and the procedure for deliveries to Ukraine will stretch until the end of 2022..

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine is considering the option of negotiating with the United States regarding the supply of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems..