Poland requests re-export of 14 tanks to Ukraine, with swipe at German 'delays'
Poland also expects the European Union to foot the bill for the tanks
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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.