Zelenskiy warns against delaying military support after German chancellor’s reticence at Davos summit
Germany’s chancellor avoided committing to the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine at the Davos summit on Wednesday, although he held the door open to a positive decision at a special summit of western defence ministers on Friday.
A few minutes later, Ukraine’s president delivered a speech via video link to the same forum, arguing instead for urgent action. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world “must not hesitate” in helping his country fight off the invaders, and added: “The time the free world uses to think is used by the terrorist state to kill.”
Poland and Finland have said they want to send Ukraine Leopard 2 tanks, of which there are about 2,300 stockpiled in varying states of repair by Nato countries. But permission from Germany, where the Leopard was originally made, to re-export them is needed.
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