on the American base of the Ramstein Air Force on Friday, January 20, a meeting of the states – participants in the contact group on the defense of Ukraine, is already the eighth in this format.
Deutsche Welle writes that its main topic will be the supply of German military tanks Leopard 2. Such deliveries are possible only with the consent of Germany in which this equipment is produced, but Berlin still does not give such consent. In anticipation of the meeting, Poland made it clear what could provide Ukraine Leopard 2 and without the permission of Germany.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking by video communication, called on the allies not to bargain about various number of tanks, but to provide the fundamental support that will stop Russian evil.
The Wall Street Journal, citing high -ranking German officials on January 18, reported that Germany would not allow the allies to send German Leopard Tanks to Ukraine until the United States agrees to send American Abrams American tanks.
At the meeting of Ramstein-8, the Allies intend to agree on a new multi-billion dollar package of military aid for Ukraine. At the same time, experts note that this meeting will be regarded as a failure if the allies cannot agree on the supply of military tanks to Kyiv.