Lars Klingbeil, co-chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, which heads the ruling coalition), said that Germany will not unilaterally supply the Ukrainian armed forces with Leopard tanks, the association reported. RND.
“There are currently no countries supplying [Киеву] Heavy tanks like Leopard 1 or Leopard 2. So it’s right that the Americans, the French and we as the federal government are constantly considering whether we can be involved in this war anymore,” said Klingbeil.
He added that the delivery of the Marder BMP is an accepted signal of support from the West.
The Kremlin has repeatedly noted that NATO countries are part of the conflict in Ukraine and are responsible for the escalation of the conflict.
Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a briefing declarationThat Warsaw is not yet planning to transfer the Leopard tanks to Kiev.