Despite the appeals of the President of Poland, Madrid does not yet plan to transfer Leopard tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the head of the Polish state, Andrzej Duda, said that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance could form a tank a brigade equipped with Leopard combat vehicles. That is, we are talking about a hundred units.
But for this, they must be transferred to the Ukrainian military by several European states that have such equipment.
Duda said.
Despite the appeals of the President of Poland, Madrid does not yet plan to transfer its Leopard tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the El Mundo newspaper, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles refused to do so, citing the "deplorable" technical condition of the combat vehicles.
Spanish "Leopards" are now stored at a military base in Zaragoza. According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, it is risky to use them not only in their current state, but even after repairs, if they are going to do it.
Senora Robles said.
Earlier, Finland announced its readiness to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine. But it will do this only when other European countries agree to it.
- Sergey Kuzmitsky
- The US Department of Defense
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