Spain finalizes shipment of Leopard tanks to Ukraine

After defoliating the daisy for days, the decision on Tuesday by the German government to allow the sending of Leopard tanks to the relief of Ukraine has unlocked the European plan to put these modern battle tanks in the hands of kyiv. Spain, according to get moving The countryis already studying how it will join this new war effort that represents another step in the involvement of the EU in the war.

Sources from Moncloa consulted by elDiario.es assure that Spain, as up to now, will do what Europe does.

This measure already garnered criticism on Tuesday afternoon in Congress. Pablo Echenique, spokesman for Podemos, regretted the donation: “This is the path of dialogue [por la que se debe apostar] and not ask for more tanks”. From Izquierda Unida, Enrique Santiago warned of the possible consequences of raising the degree of military involvement: “We are in a scenario of high risk of an atomic catastrophe.”

Berlin, which until now had resisted the movement, is willing to authorize the transfer to kyiv of at least one company of the ‘Leopard 2A6’ model from the stocks of the German Army, according to information published this Tuesday by the weekly Der Spiegel, the first to advance the news, which includes that the German Government will also authorize requests from other countries to send their own, such as Poland.

Scholz and his government have insisted on arguing that any shipment had to be coordinated with the Western allies. According to Der Spiegel, other allies, in Scandinavia for example, intend to go along with Germany in supplying their Leopard tanks to kyiv.

A few hours earlier, the american newspaper Wall Street Journal had published that Washington is inclined to send its Abrams main battle tanks as part of a broader agreement with Germany to send and authorize the shipment of the Leopard 2. According to the Associated Press, the decision could be announced as soon as this Wednesday, in coordination with Berlin, although the delivery of the tanks could take months or years. Until now, the United States has resisted supplying its own to Ukraine, citing complex maintenance and logistical problems with these high-tech vehicles.