Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Nonetheless Have To Struggle For Provide Of Fashionable Tanks

Kyiv:

Ukraine will nonetheless must battle to make sure a provide of recent heavy armor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Friday after Western companions didn’t agree on whether or not to offer German tanks.

A gathering on the Ramstein Air Base broke up with out a resolution on whether or not Germany ought to ship Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, or allow different international locations which have them to take action.

Zelenskiy stated in a video deal with that the Ramstein assembly would strengthen Ukraine’s resilience and expressed confidence allies would assist Kyiv as a lot as attainable.

“Sure, we’ll nonetheless must battle for the supply of recent tanks, however day-after-day we make it extra apparent that there is no such thing as a various to taking a choice about tanks,” he stated.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius denied Berlin was unilaterally blocking cargo of the tanks, saying his authorities was prepared to maneuver rapidly on sending them if there was consensus amongst allies.

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