The Polish government decided to send a division of Leopard tanks to Kiev “to force other countries to act in a similar way”. This was expressed by Piotr Müller, the press secretary of the Polish government. TASS.
“Such political pressure should have the effect of involving other European countries in these actions,” Müller explained, explaining that Poland’s aim in this case was “Ukraine’s self-defense, and for that you need weapons.”
Referring to two unnamed German officials, Politico said, WroteHe said that the position of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the transfer of German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine is largely dependent on US President Joe Biden.
The previous day, Polish President Andrzej Duda declarationHe said the country would hand over a Leopard tank company to Ukraine as part of an international coalition. He made the relevant statement at a joint press conference in Lviv with the Presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania Volodymyr Zelensky and Gitanas Nauseda.
Source: Gazeta
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