The head of the German Ministry of Defense, Boris Pistorius, said that the situation with the delivery of the newest Leopard 2 to Kiev by Germany and other countries is not so “intoxicating”, with the success of some against the background of the situation. tanks and the number of spare parts available for them. It has been reported DEA News.
According to him, we are currently talking about 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Germany, six more heavy equipment will be provided by Portugal, which is a “valuable contribution” for a small member of the North Atlantic Alliance.
“Additional deliveries of the A6 model are not currently discussed. A Polish colleague is currently working on A4 models and you should ask him about the current status. And it was not a very dizzying success there either, to put it in moderation,” Pistorius stressed.
He noted that this was especially true of the condition of the tanks in question and their combat readiness, as well as the number of spare parts that the German government could not provide to Kiev, as the defense industry was responsible for this.
Mariusz Blaszczak, former head of the Polish Ministry of Defense knowledgeableLeopard tanks will be delivered to Ukraine in March 2023.
February 24, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThe one who, in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR, decided to conduct a military special operation to protect Donbass.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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