Heavy Armored Tank Leopard 2 Support Pressure
Equipped with advanced defense system and 120mm cannon
Politico, an American political media outlet, reported on the 9th (local time) that France and Poland are pressuring Germany, the developer of the Leopard 2 tank, to supply the tank to Ukraine.
According to Politico, a French official said he was working to reach an agreement to support Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine ahead of a summit with Germany on the 22nd.
Poland, a neighboring country of Ukraine and facing a major security crisis from Russia, is more active.
Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavel Jablonski recently appeared on the radio and said, “We are talking to several countries regarding broad partnerships to support modern tanks like the Leopard.”
The German-developed Leopard 2 tank is a heavily armed tank equipped with advanced defense systems and a 120mm cannon.
It is supplied as a main battle tank not only in Germany but also in many Western European countries such as Spain, Poland, Greece, Denmark and Finland.
However, as this tank was developed and produced by German defense contractor Krauss Maffei Wegmann, German approval is required for re-export. The German government has not yet expressed its approval.
However, US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a joint press statement on the 5th, announcing that the US would provide Bradley and Germany a Mother armored vehicle to Ukraine, respectively. The Bradley and Mother are lightweight tanks and are less powerful than the Leopard Tank.
Previously, Politico reported that the British government was considering supporting the Challenger 2 tank, the first main battle tank for a Western country.
Military experts said, “Even in the early stages of the war in Ukraine, the West, including the United States, supported defensive weapons instead of offensive weapons such as tanks out of fear of escalating war with Russia.” .
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