poland s prime minister mateusz morawiecki, spoke to the bbc. she started by asking him if germany had replied to paul and s requested to export the leopard to tanks. we have to export the leopard to tanks. 5 have requested to be approval from germany to send the tanks. we are in the process of also building a coalition of willing countries, countries willing to support ukraine at this juncture in this very critical moment of time. this is a very serious matter because, as we remember, a couple of months ago, the kremlin or dirt conscript processes to start and now the soldiers are being trained the kremlin ordered. with the aim to attack ukraine from two or three different directions because the belarusian direction of attack may
special responsibility is on german shoulders and we do expect their contribution. we expect quick decisions, we expect more openness towards ukraine. it is now the offensive by the russian army may be gathering, and we have to counteract it. let s go live to warsaw now and speak to our correspondent adam easton. how inclined do you believe poland is to send these tanks, even if it means they do so without germany s permission? i means they do so without germany s permission? permission? i think if germany were to continue permission? i think if germany were to continue to permission? i think if germany were to continue to refuse permission? i think if germany were to continue to refuse or permission? i think if germany were to continue to refuse or decided - permission? i think if germany were to continue to refuse or decided to l to continue to refuse or decided to refuse to give their consent to poland to send them, then poland possibly would send tanks by
west lacks the will to prosecute this warfor a long period. and as the going gets tougher, they are going to find it harder to supply ukraine with what it needs. there are still big questions around the range of artillery, could the long range of artillery, could the long range systems straight into russia itself, could it provoked some wider conflict as some people fear. but at the same time, he knows he does not have time on his side because these economic sanctions that the west have put in place are starting to bite and they are going to make life very difficult for him with the oil price falling, budget revenues falling and budget deficits starting to grow. he has to get this sorted out quickly. to grow. he has to get this sorted out quickly- out quickly. where does belarus fiuure, in out quickly. where does belarus figure, in particular out quickly. where does belarus figure, in particular in out quickly. where does belarus figure, in particular in the - out quickly. where do
spain, for example. i think if germany gave its ok for this to happen, and a number of countries would get involved in this initiative. one of the tricky points here is about nato unity in the face of russian aggression. this is a fine line that warsaw is trying to tread. on the one hand, it is trying to ramp up the pressure on berlin to get them to agree to this, but on the other hand it does not want to push them into a corner and have to go it alone, because that calls into question how unified is nato in the face of this russian aggression. that has been a key thing, notjust in poland but for the whole of nature. it in poland but for the whole of nature. ., ., , , ., ., nature. it would appear from the interview that nature. it would appear from the interview that we nature. it would appear from the interview that we just nature. it would appear from the interview that we just heard, - nature. it would appear from the | interview that we just heard, that belarus is very much