According to the agency, the German government is concerned that European partners will not be able to send Kiev a sufficient amount of military equipmentBERLIN, February 9th.
/tass/. The German authorities have proposed to European NATO partners to name specific commitments in the field of supplying Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine in order to avoid refusing to transfer military equipment to Kiev. This was reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday.
It refers to sources in the German government, which "requires European allies with Leopard-2 tanks to officially assume specific and detailed obligations" to transfer this military equipment to Ukraine "by the end of the week." This will allow us to proceed to the preparation of supply plans at the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, which is scheduled for February 14.
There is growing concern in the German government that the European allies will not be able to send to Ukraine enough military equipment needed to form two tank battalions (62 units).
On January 25, the German authorities confirmed that they would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and give other countries permission to re-export this equipment. According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Leopard 2 will be sent to Ukraine "by the end of March." Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and France also announced their intention to provide Western-made tanks to Kiev. Kiev expects to receive up to 140 tanks from 12 states as the first batch. The Ukrainian side demands fighter jets and submarines from Germany.