German Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally announced Wednesday that after weeks of stalling and frustrating negotiations Berlin has agreed to send two battalions of Leopard 2 A6 tanks to Ukraine. In a statement the government said it would initially send one company of
Ukraine is set to receive German-made main battle tanks from Berlin in what could prove “critical to Ukrainian victory” against Russia. Reports emerged on Tuesday night that Mr Scholz would be announcing Germany’s intentions to send a company of the Leopard 2
The German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall could deliver 139 Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. The news comes at a time Germany is under pressure to send the tanks to Ukraine or give export permission to other Western countries to provide the
Challenger and Leopard tanks have all the attributes to completely change the course of the Ukraine war, military experts have told Express.co.uk. Ukraine has consistently called on its Western allies to provide it with modern tanks to help its army expel Russian
Germany will not stop Poland from delivering Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany’s foreign minister announced Sunday. Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced plans to send the tanks Monday. Germany has bickered for weeks with the U.S. over who should deliver main
Volodymyr Zelensky received a huge boost yesterday after Germany said it would “not stand in the way” of Poland sending tanks to Ukraine. Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Sunday his country was ready to dispatch 14 German-made Leopard tanks to
The Foreign Secretary said he would like “nothing more” than to see Ukrainians armed with Leopard 2 tanks that can hit targets while on the move. Germany has so far blocked other countries that own its tanks from releasing them to Kyiv
The German-made tanks make up the defence fleet of a number of European nations, including Poland and Finland. However, part of the agreement with purchasers, Germany holds the export license and therefore must agree to any transfer of the tanks. UK Defence
Police are searching for a leopard after it escaped from its zoo enclosure in a situation officials have described as “serious”. Dallas Zoo in the US has closed as workers and police officers hunt for the rare clouded leopard. In social media