ABC News: 12 countries are ready to transfer 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine as soon as Germany gives permission for deliveries
According to ABC News, 12 countries agreed to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks during a meeting at the Ramstein base.
Here's What We Know
A Ukrainian official told this anonymously. According to him, Ukraine may receive about 100 tanks if Germany gives an export license. The official did not say which specific countries were in question, but officially Poland and Finland had already spoken about the transfer of tanks.
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- Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 24, 2023
12 states willing to give Ukraine 100 Leopards 2 tanks.
ABC News reports that 12 out of the 15 countries that met for the separate Leopard meeting at Ramstein declared their willingness to send their tanks as soon as Germany agrees to provide an export license. pic.twitter.com/RtjrQdPBkY
By the way, the German concern Rheinmetall may transfer 139 Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Flashback
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The Leopard 2 is the successor to the successful development of the Leopard 1. The Leopard 2 has many modifications and is used by the armed forces of Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey. Totally 3,200 tanks of this model have been produced.
Source: ABC News
