Poland’s prime minister calls on the German government to supply “all kinds” of weapons to Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on the German government to supply “all kinds of weapons” to Ukraine.
Morawiecki, during a visit to Berlin on Monday, tweeted: “#Ukraine’s defeat may become a prelude to WW3 so today there is no reason to block support for Kyiv and postpone things indefinitely. I call on the government German to act decisively by supplying all kinds of weapons to Ukraine”.
Poland needs Germany’s permission to export German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda declared last week that “a group of Leopard tanks will be delivered as part of coalition building” during a visit to the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
Germany would have to give that permission to Poland, but it also has to deal with the tricky idea of German main battle tanks in Eastern Europe.
CNN is asking the Polish government for more information.
Lithuania’s foreign minister says some Western countries believe a frozen conflict in Ukraine is better, hampering arms shipments
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s foreign minister, said the only way to end the war in Ukraine is by sending weapons, particularly tanks, to counter Russian attacks.
“The debate in the West continues to revolve around the end of the war, and there are those who believe that perhaps a frozen conflict would be more appropriate, something that I do not agree with at all … but I think that this way of thinking is the main obstacle for some countries to send the arms that the Ukrainians need,” he told CNN’s Becky Anderson in an interview on Monday.
As Russian attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine increase, the Western allies have increased their support for Ukrainian forces with more advanced weaponry. Germany, however, received some strong criticism for its reluctance to send Leopard 2 main battle tanks.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, on Monday asked the German government to supply Ukraine with “all kinds of weapons”.
Asked if the Germans should do more, Landsbergis agreed. “I agree that there is machinery, there are weapons that the Western industrial powers, such as Germany, France and others, can still supply Ukraine… many countries have already purchased German-made tanks… they are ready to send the tanks to Ukraine. So far, they have not received the green light from Berlin, and I sincerely hope that this will change… and that will reduce the pressure on Germany itself,” he added.
He said the “most horrific events” in Ukraine so far have prompted Europe and other allies to send weapons to Ukraine, starting with javelins and sting missiles following the attacks on Kyiv, and then with HIMARS following the Bucha e atrocities. irpin.
“We’re looking at Dnipro, now the tank debate is finally getting some fuel. I don’t think it’s the right attitude, honestly. I don’t think Ukrainian civilians should pay with their lives to get the weapons they need. I think we have to be much more serious regarding how we see the end of this war,” he added.