obligation Ukraine supporters pledged billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine on Friday, though the new commitments were overshadowed by disagreements between defense leaders at an international meeting in Ramstein, Germany, over approval of the agreement. Ukraine request Urgent to get combat tank-type Leopard 2 German made.
Possible green light
Germany It is a major arms donor to Ukraine and has ordered a review of its Leopard 2 stockpiles in preparation for a possible green light.
Yet the government in Berlin has shown caution at every step to increase its commitments to Ukraine, a reluctance seen as rooted in its history and political culture.
Her indecisiveness drew sharp criticism, particularly from Poland and the Baltic states, nations on NATO’s eastern flank that were once dominated by Moscow and feel particularly threatened by renewed Russian imperial ambitions.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that if Germany does not agree to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine, his country is ready to build a coalition of countries that will send them anyway.
In an interview with the official Polish news agency published Sunday, Morawiecki explained: "Almost a year has passed since the war broke out, and evidence of his war crimes can be seen the Russian army On TV and on the website The YouTube. What more does Germany need to open its eyes and start working in line with the potential of the German state?".
added: "Above all, Berlin should not weaken or sabotage the activities of other countries".
In Washington, two prominent US lawmakers demanded, on Sunday, to send some tanks of the model "Abrams" to Ukraine in order to overcome Germany’s reluctance to send its most suitable tanks "Leopard 2".
Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Republican, told ABC: "If we announce the award of just one Abrams tank, that will unleash an influx of tanks from Germany. I think Germany is waiting for us to take the lead".
Medvedev comment
For his part, said the deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev: "The Rammstein meeting left no doubt that our enemies would try to exhaust us or destroy us. They have enough weapons to achieve this goal".
Medvedev, the former Russian president, warned that his country might seek to form a military alliance with the enemies of the United States.
Medvedev did not mention the names of the countries he is considering allying with, but Russia has defense cooperation with Iran and Venezuela, and an existing military alliance with Belarus, in addition to strong relations with North Korea since the invasion of Ukraine.
intensified Russia Also the scope and number of its joint military exercises with China.
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And he said Chairman of the State Duma: “Supplying offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime will lead to a global catastrophe… If Washington and NATO provide Kyiv with weapons that can be used to strike peaceful cities and make attempts to seize our lands as they threaten to do, it will lead to retaliation with more powerful weapons.”
obligation Ukraine supporters pledged billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine on Friday, though the new commitments were overshadowed by disagreements between defense leaders at an international meeting in Ramstein, Germany, over approval of the agreement. Ukraine request Urgent to get combat tank-type Leopard 2 German made.
Possible green light
Germany It is a major arms donor to Ukraine and has ordered a review of its Leopard 2 stockpiles in preparation for a possible green light.
Yet the government in Berlin has shown caution at every step to increase its commitments to Ukraine, a reluctance seen as rooted in its history and political culture.
Her indecisiveness drew sharp criticism, particularly from Poland and the Baltic states, nations on NATO’s eastern flank that were once dominated by Moscow and feel particularly threatened by renewed Russian imperial ambitions.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that if Germany does not agree to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine, his country is ready to build a coalition of countries that will send them anyway.
“Almost a year has passed since the war broke out, and evidence of the war crimes committed by him can be seen,” Morawiecki said in an interview with the official Polish news agency published on Sunday. the Russian army On TV and on the website The YouTube. What more does Germany need to open its eyes and start working in line with the potential of the German state?”
“Above all, Berlin should not weaken or sabotage the activities of other countries,” he added.
In Washington, two prominent US lawmakers demanded on Sunday that some Abrams tanks be sent to Ukraine in order to overcome Germany’s reluctance to send its more suitable Leopard 2 tanks.
“If we announced the award of an Abrams tank, just one, that would unleash an influx of tanks from Germany,” Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Republican, told ABC. “I think Germany is waiting for us to take the lead.”
Medvedev comment
For his part, said the deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev: “The Rammstein meeting left no doubt that our enemies would try to exhaust us or destroy us. They have sufficient weapons to achieve this goal.”
Medvedev, the former Russian president, warned that his country might seek to form a military alliance with the enemies of the United States.
Medvedev did not mention the names of the countries he is considering allying with, but Russia has defense cooperation with Iran and Venezuela, and an existing military alliance with Belarus, in addition to strong relations with North Korea since the invasion of Ukraine.
intensified Russia Also the scope and number of its joint military exercises with China.