A country that operates German-made Leopard tanks has asked for permission from Berlin to give the heavy armour to Ukraine, the UK defence secretary has revealed
"There is no secret about that… If we are to get a message to the Kremlin that we are not giving up, that we are doubling down, tanks are part of that."
The hope had been to encourage Germany to follow suit, but Mr Scholz has yet to confirm a willingness to do so. "The German military... understands that you can't say that Ukraine has to win but not send tanks… But Scholz can't decide," the source said.The UK has sent Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine
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