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Russian officials now believe the West is pining for a full-scale war that could quickly go nuclear after the two wealthiest NATO countries approved the transfer of sophisticated main battle [...]

Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announces the possible date for the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

If reports from german media and reuters are correct, germany will go ahead with two things. one, sending tanks directly to ukraine, but also crucially it will allow other countries to export leopard ii tanks to ukraine, as well. the terms when germany sells a tank to another country is that country cannot then handed off to a third country without germanys consent. it looks like germany may be giving that consent. we also expect an update from the americans. so this story on the tanks is fluid,...

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The chancellor, but he doesnt even have the backing of his own government. two government parties are objecting him in this, but he is resisting and blockading the delivery of weapons, particularly of leopard ii tanks, for months now. i think now the international pressure is mounting and getting increasingly higher, then he will be forced to change course, but hes lost a lot of worthwhile time. lets bring in damien mcginnis, the story has been moving with some speed, where has this got us? acco...

Coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170—year—old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraines allies — sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we havent had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german government...

Europe, and they have a key role to play. they can unlock this problem if they agreed to allow their leopard ii tanks and other countriess leopard ii tanks to get involved. because lets face it, the positions of russia and ukraine, as far as negotiations are concerned, are irreconcilable. sadly we have to believe that this war will be concluded on the battlefield, and to do that in ukraines battlefield, they need maximum support from the west— that means armour and land manoeuvre capability th...

Nato, so im pleased that- nato, so im pleased that prime minister rishi _ nato, so im pleased that prime minister rishi sunak _ nato, so im pleased that prime minister rishi sunak took - nato, so im pleased that prime minister rishi sunak took this i minister rishi sunak took this decision and it only confirms that we work hand in glove with the united kingdom to fend off this jeopardy from the east. were joined now by general lord richard dannatt, former head of the british army. he joins us fr...

Leopard ii german—made tanks belonging to other countries, because as you said, that is important, its part of the export rules that go with these weapons. you could see this as chancellor 0laf scholz bowing to pressure, because the pressure has been enormous for months. within germany and also abroad, with his own parties — or you could see this as a victory for chancellor 0laf scholz, because what reports are also saying is that the us will deliver their own abrams battle tanks. and this i...

Will continue, and im confident that we will have a solution soon. germany plays a key role in our alliance. i the announcement by chancellor scholz is historic — _ with a special100 billion euros defence fund for fifth - generation aircraft, - new helicopters, ships, tanks and ammunition. lets remind ourselves of why these leopard ii tanks are so important. it was developed in 1979, but has been upgraded many times since then. its now known as "the worlds leading battle tank". there are belie...