The delivery of Leopard tanks to Kyiv will affect Russian-German relations, the Russian president (Kremlin) warned on Tuesday after Poland formally asked Germany to send the vehicles.
Sending German-made tanks does not bode “nothing good” for relations between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned, noting that the act would leave “an indelible mark.”
“Russian-German relations are already at a very low point, and there is no substantive dialogue either with Germany or with other NATO countries. [Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte]”, – recalled the representative of the Russian president.
Poland’s defense minister announced on Tuesday that the government had formally asked Germany for permission to send the Leopard to Ukraine, confirming the intention put forward on Monday.
“Germany has already received a request to allow the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine,” Polish Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in a message posted today on the social network Twitter, in which he calls on Berlin to join the “coalition of countries supporting Ukraine with Leopard 2 “”.
According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, the Berlin government hopes to resolve “in the coming days” its doubts about sending Leopard 2s to Ukraine, noting that the first step is to prepare an inventory of tanks. currently available.
Germany is under mounting pressure to donate its Leopards to Ukraine, and on Sunday Foreign Minister Annalena Barbock said the country was ready to hand over the tanks, despite the German chancellor’s reluctance to comment on the matter.
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