Zelensky questions Germany for not approving the shipment of ‘Leopard’ tanks to Ukraine

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DAVOS (SWITZERLAND), 19 Jan. (DPA/EP) –

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has questioned Germany for keeping the delivery of ‘Leopard’ tanks to Ukraine in suspense after several Western countries were in favor of sending tanks as part of an international coalition.

“You are adults. You can talk like this for another six months, but people die in our country every day,” Zelensky told the ARD channel after both Poland and Finland announced their readiness for this joint action, which has to be approved by Berlin.

“In simple language: Can you hand over ‘Leopard’ or not? Then hand them over!” criticized the Ukrainian president, adding that the ‘Leopard’ will serve the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend against Russian attacks.

Earlier, during the Davos Forum, the Ukrainian president stated that “there are moments when you should not doubt.” Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba and Defense Minister Oleski Reznikov urged countries such as Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway and Spain, among others, to join the coalition initiative. international to supply tanks to kyiv.

Thus, the presidents of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, who also support the measure, are confident that the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will end up giving the “green light” at the meeting held on Friday by the defense ministers. of the countries that militarily support Ukraine at the German Ramstein base.