Germany says Leopard tanks will arrive in Ukraine by March to fight off Russia spring offensive

Cutting edge tanks pledged by Germany to Ukraine will arrive on at the frontlines of the conflict in late March or early April, the German Defence Minister has said

.described as “the best battle tanks in the world”Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the tanks would arrive by the early spring, raising hopes that they will become operational before a feared spring offensive by Russian forces.

s could lead Russia to redouble its military effortsGermany’s announcement opens the door to further military donations from other European countries, because under German law, war weapons manufactured in Germany cannot be resold or donated to other countries without permission from the federal government. This had been preventing countries including Poland from sending their

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