After months of hesitation, Scholz could send Ukraine war tanks “Leopard”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to similar reports by some media, has signaled readiness to send combat tanks, “Leopard” in Ukraine. According to reports, Scholz will link German tanks with US readiness to send its war tanks, “Abrams” to Ukraine. According to the media, Scholz has made it clear in a call Tuesday with US President Joe Biden, but Biden has not been clearly defined.

US Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl reacted reserved to the proposal: Tanks “brams” are a highly complicated “ ” combat device. This type of tank is very expensive, requires good qualifications, and it spends too much fuel on its engines. The Pentagon's head, Lloyd Austin, will not hand over to Ukrainian weapons “that they cannot repair, that they cannot use, that they cannot, in the long term, because this does not help”, media quoted Kahl. At the same time, he did not rule out that Ukraine could be supplied with tanks “brams” in the future.

Scholz Versus Single Action

In his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Scholz said on Wednesday that Germany in supply of combat tanks will not go on its own. According to him, it's necessary, as in the promise of tanks “Marder”, two weeks ago, always in co-ordination with the United States. However, the German Chancellor stressed, aid to Ukraine will continue as long as necessary. But there must be caution against a war between NATO and Russia from Ukraine's war with Russia, Scholz said in Davos. /DW/