Pressure mounts on Berlin to send Kyiv Leopard tanks, a powerful defence against Russian forces.
The Leopard tank is designed to compete with the Russian tanks being used in the invasion
"We had a frank discussion on Leopards 2. To be continued," Oleksii Reznikov said after meeting Western allies.The meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany did bring an agreement to supply more armoured vehicles, air defence systems and ammunition. "Every day we make it more obvious that there is no alternative, that a decision about tanks must be made."
Mr Pistorius said Berlin was prepared to move quickly if there was consensus among allies, though he could not say when a decision on the tanks might be made.Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with Kyiv's US and German allies in RamsteinGermany has found itself in this standoff due to several factors including international diplomacy and the legacy of World War Two.
But Germany is reluctant to send Leopards unless they are part of a wider Nato package that preferably includes America's powerful M1 Abrams tanks. The US has rejected this, saying the Abrams tanks are impractical for Ukraine's forces because they are difficult and expensive to maintain.
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