Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with a total of around 100 Leopard 2 tanks if the German government gives its consent, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke exclusively to ABC News.
Those agreements, the source said, were made at Friday’s summit at Ramstein US Air Force Base in Germany when allied nations discussed military support for Ukraine. Countries such as Poland and Finland have already indicated publicly that they are willing to provide a number of their Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian official with knowledge of the matter said Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark were also willing to provide some of their tanks, however Germany’s consent was still necessary for the coalition of countries to proceed on the matter. The catch is that since it’s the country where the military hardware is manufactured, Germany has to approve the export license.
Earlier this month the UK made a symbolic gesture by pledging to supply Ukraine with 14 of its Challenger 2 tanks. The move was a blatant attempt by the UK government to convince Berlin to move on its Leopards.
Source-ABC
