Page 3 - Polish Leopard News Today

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two major issues: a deep dive into the decision to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine and what it means for the West, and why Hungary is trying to remove Russian oligarchs from the EU sanctions list.  

The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is approaching a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian de

American leaders are stalemated over sending M1 tanks t0 Ukraine Most politicians and Americans in general prefer sending Ukraine the M1s so the Russians will be pushed out of Ukraine sooner rather than later Senior military officials insist that the

American leaders are stalemated over sending M1 tanks t0 Ukraine Most politicians and Americans in general prefer sending Ukraine the M1s so the Russians will be pushed out of Ukraine sooner rather than later Senior military officials insist that the

The German military-industrial concern Rheinmetall is ready to send 139 Leopard tanks to Ukraine as soon as the German government gives corresponding permission. — Ukrinform.

Poland also expects the European Union to foot the bill for the tanks

Poland submits formal application for delivery of German-made tanks from its stocks

Ukraine needs several hundred tanks from its Western allies in order to conduct a counter-offensive against Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff said on Monday. Poland said it may send German-made Leopard tanks without waiting for permission for Berlin.

Poland has offered to train Ukrainians on its soil using its own Leopards, bypassing Berlin’s reluctance to allow allies to send the heavy tanks to Ukraine. But delivering 300 battle-ready Leopard 2s will not be simple.

European nations are poised to send Ukraine main battle tanks. But Western MBTs will require different training, tactics, and logistical support than the smaller Soviet-derived designs Ukrainian troops are used to.