Germany has confirmed that it will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and approve their re-export from other countries, in a move that was hailed by Kyiv’s Western allies and decried by Russia as a dangerous escalation. Fourteen of the German-made tanks from Berlin’s military stocks will be sent initially as part of Berlin’s historic move, announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the government said its goal was for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions, or 88 tanks overall. ‘A big step towards stopping Russia’Significantly, Germany’s decision paves the way for other countries such as Poland and Finland to use their own reserves of Leopard tanks to support Ukraine. “But the people who will be using the tanks in Ukraine will need to be trained on how to use them.”
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