The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and Estonia, Urmas Reinsalu, call on Germany to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 main battle tanks. They wrote this on Twitter on January 21, 2023, in a joint statement.
Source: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis
The provision of tanks to Ukraine is necessary for the restoration of peace in Europe, noted the heads of foreign affairs of a number of European countries.
“We, Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, call on Germany to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now. This is needed to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and restore peace in Europe quickly. Germany as the leading European power has special responsibility in this regard,” tweeted the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.
On January 20, 2023, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that the Allies do not have a unanimous opinion regarding the supply of modern Western-made tanks to Ukraine. He instructed officials to conduct an audit of German stocks of Leopard 2 tanks in case there is a “positive decision” – to quickly move on to the supply of tanks to Ukraine.
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