Germany did not receive a request from Spain to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

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The German Federal Government confirmed this Friday that it has still not received an official request from the German Government. Spain to send tanks war leopard 2 to the Ukrainian army. “The situation is the same as the Chancellor has already reported,” a federal government spokesperson said. Steffen HebestreitTo a question by EL PERIÓDICO at the government press conference held every week in Berlin.

After the Pedro Sánchez Government’s publication of the newspaper EL PAÍS last Sunday, Ukraine German-made Leopard 2 A4 battle tanks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during an official visit to Latvia last Tuesday that his government had no clue about it. Madrid neither confirmed nor denied this information.

EL PERIÓDICO, a newspaper that forms part of the Prensa Ibérica group, and Scholz’s spokesperson, who was also asked by that media about the conditions under which such a hypothetical official request should be met by the Spanish Executive, chose not to speculate. Hebestreit sufficed to say that Berlin would examine the details of this possible request when it was put on the table. “I cannot comment further on this.“, added.

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German Leopard tanks that Spain would like to leave to Ukraine, spanish army Years ago. sale armament Other countries by German industry must obtain prior authorization from the federal government. This authorization is usually “ultimate permanence clause” (German Enverbleibsklausel) provides a mandatory authorization from Berlin in case the first buyer wishes to later sell or transfer these weapons to third countries. The substance is placed in the crisis areas of the weapons or warand this could create diplomatic problems for Germany.

The Federal Security Council is the body tasked with giving the green light to such requests from other countries. The council is part of the federal government and is headed by the incumbent chancellor, in this case Social Democrat Scholz. Other members of the council are the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Finance, Economy, Cooperation and Development. representative german army As an observer, as detailed by the Federal Center for Political Education. “I can’t foresee an exam, but the official procedure is clear. And I think Ukraine should get support in these difficult times, “he said. Robert HabeckDuring an official visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, the Eco-liberal party delivers a much more aggressive speech against the Russian occupation of Ukraine than Scholz’s Social Democrats, who are more reluctant to post. heavy weapons It categorically rejects the establishment of a no-fly zone by the Ukrainian Army and NATO since the beginning of the war. This created certain tensions within the governing coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals. Chancellor Scholz has repeatedly said that there is a clear danger of war between NATO and NATO. Russia this is a real possibility.

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If the Sánchez government’s request to send Leopard 2 A4s to Ukraine becomes official, Spain will be the first NATO member country to plan to send such heavy weapons to Kiev. This was confirmed by a federal government spokesperson on Friday. “Various countries have sent tanks. war; Russian or Soviet made tanks according to the information I have. If there were Leopard 2, Western production tanks, then it would be a change,” said Hebestreit.

Madrid will host a NATO summit in the coming days 29 and 30 June. The official purpose of the summit is to strengthen the alliance’s defenses in its territory. The meeting, in which Germany will also attend, may give more news on a subject that made the headlines in the German press.

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