There was no agreement on giving tanks to Kiev
Ukraine Allies included in the contact group USAof Ramstein in Germany military in a meeting held at the base Ukraine They have not yet been able to reach an agreement on the issue of providing Western-made heavy battle tanks to their Armed Forces.
The reason for this was that Germany did not come to a firm position on this issue. First of all, it was about the delivery of German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
Allies said they will continue negotiations on this issue.
Ukraine side from Western countries USA they asked for Abrams or German-made Leopard tanks.
January 20Germany’s newly appointed defense minister Boris Pitorius said that Germany has not yet come to a final decision on the issue of providing Leopard tanks to Ukraine, and Berlin is taking “for” and “against” points one after the other.
Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholtz previously stated that Berlin is ready to send Leopard tanks to Kiev, but only USA it can if it sends its Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
Even if Germany does not give tanks, will they allow it?
Speaking after the Ramstein meeting, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that he could not provide any new information about the Abrams tanks.
Nevertheless, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and a number of other countries have said that they can send Leopard tanks in their arsenals to Ukraine.
There is also the fact that for the shipment of Leopard tanks, the permission of Germany, its manufacturer, is needed.
However, some countries have said they can send tanks even without this permission.
Minister of Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Ramshtein said after the meeting that the countries with Leopard tanks in their arsenals are discussing the creation of a coalition in order to transfer this equipment to Ukraine.
The war may not end this year?
Germany said that it will be handed over to Ukraine this spring military has prepared an aid package.
Total cost 1 billion dollars to this package weather will include anti-attack systems.
Pistorius said that Berlin will also provide Kyiv with Patriot missiles, Gepard self-propelled artillery tanks, and Iris missile systems.
Finland to Ukraine worth 400 million dollars military announced that he will give equipment and other weapons.
Commander of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff general Mark Miley declared that the United States will continue to help Ukraine return as much of its occupied lands as possible.
But he added that Kyiv for all occupied territories this year free it will not be easy to do.
This means that general He did not rule out that the war will last until 2024.