Germany says it is awaiting a formal request from Poland to agree to supply Panther tanks to Q

Cover Image: Troops from Poland, the United States, France and Sweden participate in the Polish Leopard tank maneuvers, a joint military exercise May 19, 2022, in Nowogrod, Poland. Wojdec Radwanski / AFP

If Poland decides to supply Ukraine with Panther tanks without German consent, Berlin will not object. Annalena Baerbach, head of German diplomacy, announced on Sunday January 22 Interview granted to LCI. “I understand how important these tanks are, and we are fully aware of that.”Also M.^meBaerbach, who recently visited Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.
Poland and Finland have offered to supply their own leopards, but re-exports require official permission from Berlin.
Germany also says it is awaiting a formal request from Poland. “At present, the question has not been asked, but if it is asked, we will not object to it.”said the minister.
“The decision depends on many factors. and is taken to the Principal”Boris Pistorius, the new German defense minister for his part, gave an interview to the ARD television channel shortly after the interview with Annalena Baerbach.
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