Viola Amherd, head of the Swiss Confederation’s Federal Office of Defense, Population Protection and Sport, said that after Germany, the Czech Republic turned to Switzerland with a demand to sell German-made Leopard 2 tanks. He talked about it in the broadcast of the TV channel SRF.
“Yes, we have a request from Germany, but meanwhile we also have a request from the Czech Republic. We want to keep a certain reserve in order to guarantee the security of our country. There will also be a certain number of tanks that we do not need and that can be delivered if parliament decides to decommission them,” Amherd said.
Lorenz Frischknecht, former spokesperson for the Swiss Ministry of Defense approvedGermany sent a request to Switzerland for the purchase of Leopard 2 tanks.
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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