As recalled in Warsaw, Ukrainian tankers are currently being trained in PolandBRUSSELS, February 14.
/tass/. Leopard tanks will be in Ukraine in March. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting with NATO partners.
"In March, these tanks will get to Ukraine," he said, recalling that Ukrainian tankers are currently being trained in Poland. "Already in mid-March, assistance will be provided," Blaszczak added.
According to Blaszczak, new countries are joining the tank coalition. As the Polish minister explained, Germany is forming a coalition of countries that have Leopard 2A6 tanks, and Poland - Leopard 2A4.
"Norway has joined the already concrete declarations of Canada and Spain today. We are working to ensure that Finland also transfers such tanks. Today, the Finnish minister said that he is close to such a decision," Blaszczak said.
Poland was one of the first countries to advocate sending modern tanks to Ukraine. Warsaw actively promoted this initiative, offering to form a "tank coalition" of countries to jointly provide such support to Kiev. On January 25, the German government confirmed that it would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and issue permission to other countries to re-export these vehicles. According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Leopard 2 will be sent to Ukraine "by the end of March." The intention to provide Kiev with Western-made tanks was also announced by the United Kingdom, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, the United States and France. Kiev expects to receive up to 140 tanks from 12 states as the first batch.
