Poland may form a ‘small coalition’ to supply tanks to Ukraine
Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki declared on January 22 that if the German government does not decide to hand over “Leopard-2” tanks to Ukraine, Warsaw will form a “small coalition” of countries that will supply Kiev with “modern equipment” and “modern tanks” from its arsenal.
PAP of Poland news agency interview Prime Minister He criticized Germany’s position on the issue of tank supply.
“Germany’s position is unacceptable. Almost a year has passed since the start of the war. “Innocent people die every day.”Morawiecki said.
Berlin has not yet made a decision on the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, which are in its possession and in other countries.
A day ago, the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on the German authorities to immediately provide Ukraine with Leopard tanks.
“This is necessary to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and quickly restore peace in Europe”they wrote on their Twitter account.
Allies of Kiev these days Ukraine Germany regarding the supply of Western tanks to its armed forces Ramstein Although they met and discussed at the airbase, no agreement was reached.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday that Berlin has not yet made a decision about the Leopards.
Sunday Europe Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union Josep Borrellmainly due to Germany’s position regarding the supply of tanks to Ukraine political confirmed that the decision has not been made yet.
“El DiarioIn an interview with “Borrell said that he is personally in favor of the supply of tanks.
Earlier announcing that a small number of its tanks were delivered to Ukraine Britain The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, James Cleverley, said that Armed Forces of Ukraine London will be happy if they get the Leopards.
Recently, high-ranking representatives of Russia have been threatening the use of weapons of mass destruction due to the increase in the supply of weapons to Ukraine by Western countries.