Germany officially approved the delivery of Leopard 2 heavy tanks to Ukraine. Almost immediately, a number of countries announced that they were ready to provide this type of tanks to our country.. Some countries spoke about their readiness even before the official permission of the Federal Republic of Germany.

In particular, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, said that his country is ready to take part, to one degree or another, in a package decision on the supply of Leopard 2 to Ukraine, the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports..

“We also have Leopards in Finland and we believe that if there is a common package – now, hopefully, Germany will be part of this package – we are ready to participate one way or another,” Haavisto said..

According to him, sending these tanks to Ukraine will mean, for example, the need to train tankers. Therefore, as the Foreign Minister noted, "

At the same time, Portugal is preparing for the direct supply of tanks to us, writes Correio da Manha, citing a source close to the government.. The country's leadership made such a decision as soon as Germany gave the green light to the transfer of equipment to Ukraine. According to media reports, the country is preparing to send us four tanks. To date, there are 37 Leopard 2s in Portugal, 12 of them are ready for operation..

At the same time, Spain is ready to transfer 53 Leopard 2 to Ukraine, writes El Mundo. True, only 20 of them are in good condition.. The remaining 33 need "

Note that Germany will supply Ukraine with 14 main battle tanks Leopard 2 A6. Germany will also issue appropriate transfer permits to partner countries wishing to supply Leopard 2 tanks from their stocks for Ukraine.

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Germany has long relied on the supply of Leopard tanks for Ukraine, arguing that such a step is inappropriate.. However, on January 11, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that Poland was already preparing to transfer the first company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine..

After lengthy discussions, including during a meeting of the heads of the defense ministries of the allied countries of Ukraine, the issue was finally resolved only today.