President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi suggested late on Tuesday that there is still no concrete decision from the West to provide Ukraine with modern tanks, but “a lot of efforts, words and promises”, and emphasized that his country’s need is greater than 5-10-15. tanks

“There is a lot of talk about tanks. About the modern tanks we need. And how to fill this deficit. A lot of effort, words and promises. But it is important to see the reality: we are not talking about five or ten or fifteen tanks. The need is greater. Every day we do our best to fill the gap. And I am grateful to everyone who supports us in this regard,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his speech on Tuesday evening, News.ro reports.

As attention in recent days has focused on diplomatic efforts and pressure on Germany to approve sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that “discussions must end with decisions” to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses.

“Our allies have the necessary number of tanks,” the Ukrainian leader emphasized.

“When the necessary weight in the decisions is reached, we will be happy to express gratitude for each considered decision,” he said, referring to the number of tanks that each country is ready to send to Kyiv.

“We are still working on it,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reportedly decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries, such as Poland, which has already sent a request to Berlin on the matter, to do the same, while the US may provide Abrams tanks, Der Spiegel reports on Tuesday An official decision has not yet been announced. The decision concerns at least one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which will be delivered from Bundeswehr warehouses, Der Spiegel reports. Other allies, including Northern European countries, plan to follow Germany’s example and supply Kiev with Leopard tanks from their stockpiles.

In turn, the Wall Street Journal wrote from its sources that the Biden administration would be inclined to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, and an announcement about this could be made this week. But all these tanks will not be able to reach Ukraine immediately, and the offer is still much lower than the needs of Kyiv, which was estimated at several hundred tanks to resist the Russian offensive.

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