Germany said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use the Leopard battle tanks desperately sought by Kyiv to repel Russian troops, provoking a defiant response from the Kremlin.
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Ukraine has been urging Germany for weeks to allow the export of powerful German-made Leopard tanks, but Berlin has so far declined to give the green light. Stoltenberg welcomed the “clear message” from the minister, “because after a decision has been taken on the delivery on battle tanks, it will take some time to… make them ready” and to train Ukrainian soldiers to use them.
“We are supporting Ukraine not to lose this war, to win it against Russia,” he said in an interview with the ZDF broadcaster. Observers would be “well advised not to wantonly conjure up this supposed division within NATO”, he said.
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