as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks, but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldiers in using the leopard 2s, but berlin gets to decide where the leopard tanks are deployed. the us is also under pressure to make its abrams tanks available to ukrainian forces. it has not said yes yet, but is offering other support. until putin ends this war, his war of choice, the nations of this contact group will continue to support the defence of ukraine in order to uphold the rules based international order. domestic politics, its past, and a fear of escalating the conflict all play into germany s caution. but this meeting was about more than just tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid
the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldiers in using the leopard 2s, but berlin gets to decide where the leopard tanks are deployed. the us is also under pressure to make its abrams tanks available to ukrainian forces. it has not said yes yet, but is offering other support. until putin ends this war, his war of choice, the nations of this contact group will continue to support the defence of ukraine in order to uphold the rules based international order. domestic politics, its past, and a fear of escalating the conflict all play into germany s caution. but this meeting was about more thanjust tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid and an air of urgency. frontline ukrainian units are using soviet era tanks they need modern equipment. they expect a spring offensive from russia
At a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format, which is taking place in Germany on Friday, Ukraine will focus on three main priorities, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reported.