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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...

Pack toge ukraine. for the tooirs time, it uncluds striker vehicles. cnns nick robertson has more. >> reporter: amidst rare dis disagreement, they fail to send tanks to tan tanks to ukraine. >> we will not kay say when the decision will be made. >> reporter: ukraines president zelenskyy concerned about a russian spring offensive, and said allies need to speed up or more ukrainians will die. >> time remains a russian weapon. we have to speed up. hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks. >...

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? absolutely. thats the reason why nato allies and partners are providing significantly more support to ukraine. a soviet—era tank in a war of today. front line ukrainian units are hungry for more modern weapons to help unfreeze this conflict. jessica parker, bbc news, in ramstein. so ...

But there is a lot of talk about a russian spring offensive. but do you think ukraine can take back territory this year? absolutely, and thats the reason why nato allies and partners are providing significantly more support to ukraine. a soviet era tank in a war of today. frontline ukrainian units are hungry for more modern weapons to help unfreeze this conflict. jessica parker, bbc news, in ramstein. constance stelzenmuller is the director of the center on the us and europe of the brookings ins...

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...

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...

At ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldiers in using the leopard 2s, but berlin gets to decide where the leopard tanks are deployed. the us is also under pressure to make its abrams tanks available to ukrainian forces. it has not said yes yet, but is offering other support. until putin ends this war, his war of choice, the nations of this contact group will continue to support the defence of ukraine in order to uphold the rules—based international order. domestic politic...

Thats on the way. nic robertson has that story. >> reporter: amidst rare disagreement, ukrainesal lice at a u.s.-led meeting in germany failed to agree on their biggest challenge yet -- whether to send german- made leopard thanks to ukraine. >> all the pros and cons have to be weighed carefully. we cannot all say today when a decision will be made, nor will that decision on the leopard tanks will be. >> reporter: ukraines president zelenskyy concerned about a russian spring offensive, told the m...

They need modern equipment. they expect a spring offensive from russia and bigger battles to come. president zelensky and the first lady have been taking part in a memorial in kyiv for interior minister denys monastyrsky and 13 other people killed following a helicopter crash. the accident happened earlier this week in a suburb of kyiv, and set a nursery school on fire. a solemn occasion. lets get more on this from kyiv from where we are joined by bbc ukrainian reporter viktoriia zhuhan. there w...