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Over the cracks, not differences over tanks. >> this isnt really about one sing the platform. some our goal -- and i think we have been farply successful at thing there and brings together capability, is to provide the capability ukraine needs to be successful in thor in teerm. about 2,000 are in use from the allies. the allies need germon allies need german permission to export them. >> translator: im convinced the big the coalition will be successful just as the transfer was successful. >> rep...

Go, even those bought by other countries. minister, why is berlin so hesitant on this issue? we are not really hesitating, we are just very carefully balancing the pros and cons. we are not talking just about delivering anything to anybody. this is a new kind of measure. these crowds in berlin want germany to do more, but the government has its eye on broader public opinion. the countrys world war ii history still casts a long shadow, while there are fears of escalation. theyve not made a decisi...

These crowds in berlin want germany to do more, but the government has its eye on broader public opinion. the countrys world war ii history still casts a long shadow, while there are fears of escalation. theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance is pressing a sense of urgency. there is a need for support to ukraine, to enable them not...

And well have to respond" — that is a message designed to deter the west from acting. so we need to understand what their purposes are and not be fazed by the things the russians say. whats your assessment of the state of the war at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage in terms of morale, especially, also trained personnel and equipment. and they are fighting for their homeland, for their own territory. so theyre not giving up, no matter what. russia is in a vastly different position �...

This is a new kind of measure. these crowds in berlin want germany to do more, but the government has its eye on broader public opinion. the countrys world war ii history still casts a long shadow while there are fears of escalation. theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance is pressing a sense of urgency. there is a need for support ...

And i think weve been fairly success at doing this and bringing together capability is to provide the capability that ukraine needs to be successful in the near term. >> reporter: ukraine says it needs 300 of the leopard 2 tanks, about 2,000 are current leap in use with its allies. those allies need german permission to reexport them. ministers of some of those nations met on the margins at ramstein. one of them poland. [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: im convinced that building this coal...

Against the russians. its a race against time. the russians are trying to build up. they got a battered military and they have a lot of work to do to recruit, to draft, to retrain. ukrainians need those tanks in order to be able to fight quickly, soon, with great mobility, to break through the russian lines. if they have those -- if the ukrainians get those tanks together with the artillery that they have used very well, together with their armored fighting vehicles, the infantry on the ground, ...

Tanks. were really focused on making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. >> reporter: germany and the u.s. are now denying that germany is requiring american m1 abrams tanks being sent alongside german tanks. u.s. officials have been arguing for the leopard saying the abrams makes little sense for ukraine. its a good-guzzling beast -- gas-guzzling beast that is difficult to operate and maintain. >> this is a tank that requires jet fuel. whereas the leop...

Army. that training in addition to the equipment will significantly increase ukrainians capability to defend itself from further russian attacks and to go on the tactical and operational offensive to liberate the occupied areas. with the training that the united states and our partners are doing, the ukrainians will advance their kplacommand and control and their tactics and procedures and their ability to integrate fires with maneuver and theyll more effectively synchronize the the combined arm...

And an air of urgency. theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has a capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance sees this as a pivotal moment. there is a need for support to ukraine, to enable them not only to survive but actually to retake territory to win this war. but there is a lot of talk about a russian spring offensive. do you think ukraine can take back territory this year? ...