Where will those #Leopard come from? We won't get 100 of them, most probably just three groups from Poland, Finland and Germany for now. That's why we need the USA. #Ukraine️ #FreeTheLeopards #tanks
Finnish are realistic about the issue:
"On the other hand, no European country has taken much of a lead on the Leopard issue. Perhaps we will wait and see who will take the first step."
"On the other hand, no European country has taken much of a lead on the Leopard issue. Perhaps we will wait and see who will take the first step."
"According to Ilmari Käihkön, the number of tanks supplied by Britain is so small that it is more a question of political than military support."
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Besides a good greek article about Rheinmetall numbers - 22 Leo2, 88 Leo1, 140 Marder, 40 of which for #Greece.
Besides a good greek article about Rheinmetall numbers - 22 Leo2, 88 Leo1, 140 Marder, 40 of which for #Greece.
Newspapers in #Norway and #Sweden focus solely on the discussion about Germany, no comments about own contributions of Leopard. Similar in #Austria.
#Lithuania is framing their demands diplomatically:
"Now we are in the situation where more commitment, a stronger commitment is needed to deliverer armoured vehicles, tanks to Ukraine, and I hope very much that our strong ally will do this."
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"Now we are in the situation where more commitment, a stronger commitment is needed to deliverer armoured vehicles, tanks to Ukraine, and I hope very much that our strong ally will do this."
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They contribute some Zenit AA themselves. #Estonia and #Latvia ramp up their support in the #TallinnPledge, a meeting btw where Germany was also present. 
Now coming to #Poland. Today in Tallinn they said they'll deliver if Germany does so. Before they talked about repair issues. Nevertheless they didn't make any official request. It comes down to us and Poland sending the Leopards it seems, hopefully Finland will join in.
That makes it necessary to get more tanks - either more systems like from #Italy, #Romania or #Croatia. Or quantity from the USA. And eventually it's them dragging their feet. With Abrams as well as with long range missiles.
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