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The leaders of Poland and Lithuania mentioned they’re optimistic that Germany will authorize the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, as enterprise tycoons and policymakers got here collectively for the annual World Financial Discussion board Monday.
“If we nonetheless ship a whole lot of army gear for the defenders of Ukraine, leading edge army gear, they nonetheless have this potential to cease Russians,” Polish President Andrzej Duda mentioned Tuesday throughout a panel session in Davos, Switzerland.
His feedback got here after Poland introduced final week that it plans to ship Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. The nation has referred to as on the German authorities to produce “all types of weapons” to Kyiv, because it wants permission from Germany to export German-manufactured Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Duda mentioned he hopes “there are a number of companions, a number of allies, who will give tanks to Ukraine,” when requested about his expectations as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has additionally attended the summit in Davos.
“We hope that producer of the tanks Germany will even take part on this, in my view, excellent thought. I used to be requested by Volodymyr Zelensky for that army assist few occasions, he mentioned to me Andrzej we’d like trendy tanks as a result of it’s the one method to cease the Russian invasion now,” Duda added.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda mentioned that “somebody has to take this management, to take the choice with a purpose to assist Ukraine,” when requested about divisions inside the alliance.
“I strongly imagine that Chancellor Scholz will determine on this and I used to be a witness of a vital break level or turning level within the considering or mentality of Germany,” he added.
Some context: Quite a few international locations within the Western alliance have pledged to quickly ship tanks for the Ukrainian army to make use of in its efforts to defend in opposition to Russia’s invasion.
France, Poland and the UK for the primary time answered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s longstanding name to produce trendy battle tanks to Kyiv.
Nonetheless, Scholz insisted that any such plan would should be absolutely coordinated with the entire of the Western alliance, together with the USA.
Scholz is scheduled to make an handle on the World Financial Discussion board Wednesday.