The Federal Security Council of Germany has been blocking the export to Ukraine of 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles for more than a month, a request for the supply of which was submitted by the manufacturing company Rheinmetall, Bild writes..

An internal letter from the German Defense Ministry says that usable Marders could be repaired "

“That is, if the federal government approved the declaration of intent submitted by Rheinmetall and the Ukrainian government in March, the first equipment could be in Ukraine for weeks and help defend against the Russian army,” Bild notes..

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The company's application was filed with the Federal Security Council, which controls the government, on April 22. It is currently blocked.

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Earlier, Bild reported that the Bundeswehr has free armored vehicles, including the Marder infantry fighting vehicle, which is not provided to Ukraine..

In April, Rheinmetall asked the German government for permission to supply Ukraine with Leopard 1A5 battle tanks.. This model was created to withstand the Soviet T-55 and T-62, then modified to be able to contain enemy forces on the T-64B, T-72B and T-72M1.