The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have called on Germany to strengthen leadership and send main battle tanks to Ukraine, pressuring Germany to speed up its support for Kiev in the current conflict. in.
The statement came a day after Germany and its Western allies failed to reach a decision on whether Germany should send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine or approve other countries to do so. On his personal page, the Estonian foreign minister affirmed that the foreign ministers of three countries, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, called on Germany to immediately supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
He stressed that this is a necessary move to restore peace in Europe, and Germany as a leading European power needs special responsibility in this regard.
Germany’s new Defense Minister Vladimir Pistorius said he plans to visit Ukraine here, and that Germany is in close dialogue on this issue with the US and other international partners. Germany so far is still only in the consideration stage to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Germany has also not yet agreed to let other countries, such as Poland, transfer German-made tanks from stockpiles to Ukraine.
Poland and Finland have previously confirmed that they will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine if Germany agrees to re-export. To ship Leopard tanks to Ukraine, countries need to get approval from Germany. The Ukrainian President’s adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, also criticized that the delay in the delivery of German tanks was causing Ukraine a lot of losses on the front lines.