New German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said his country is 'ready' to move to send tanks to Ukraine if a deal among international leaders is approved.
New German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said his country is"ready" to move to send tanks to Ukraine if a deal among international leaders is approved.
"We all cannot say today when a decision will be made and what that decision will be on Leopard tanks," he added. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov released a joint statement on Thursday describing their need for tanks amid an expected Russian offensive in the coming months as"one of the most pressing and urgent needs."
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