DAVOS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced rising pressure on Tuesday (Jan 17) from his European partners to authorise the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The issue will be one of the most pressing in the in-tray of newly-named German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, a surprise choice for the vacant p
DAVOS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced rising pressure on Tuesday from his European partners to authorise the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
Polish President Andrzej Duda reminded listeners at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Poland had offered to provide around 14 Leopards, but needed Germany's approval to export them. But the country has repeatedly tested the patience of allies, and drawn criticism from Ukraine, for its cautious approach to delivering weapons systems to Kyiv.
The United States has since announced that it will deliver its powerful Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.British Defence Minister Ben Wallace noted a debate in Germany about whether tanks were"offensive or defensive weapons" but he said he would"urge my German colleagues" to at least give permission for Poland and Finland to re-export Leopards.
Also speaking on Tuesday in Davos, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda likened the war in Ukraine to a game of chess and suggested Germany needed to make a move now.
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