Talks will focus on military aid, with pressure on host Germany to allow Ukraine its Leopard tanks.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure to allow Kyiv a supply of the Leopard 2 tank - pictured here last yearDozens of countries allied with Ukraine will meet on Friday to coordinate arms supplies for Kyiv, which has ramped up its requests to be provided with tanks.
"Tanks for Ukraine are tanks for freedom," Yuriy Sak told BBC's Newsnight programme. If these were not sent, other countries might one day "have to use them themselves" against Moscow, he warned.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces mounting pressure to donate Leopard 2 tanks, following the UK's recent donation of 14 of its own Challenger battle tanks.
Late on Thursday, Germany said its position would "become clear in the next few hours or tomorrow morning", AFP reported.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly taken aim at Berlin's perceived hesitancy, saying on Thursday that he was still "waiting for a decision from one European capital".
Retired US Army general David Petraeus suggested there was "legitimate reluctance" on the part of Washington, which resulted from concerns over the maintenance of these vehicles. On Thursday, Western nations pledged to send more vehicles, artillery and munitions to bolster the Ukrainian war effort.
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