OUR Germanyaccording to Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, received an official request from Poland redeploy Leopard to support Ukrainian forces. The request was confirmed by a German government source who spoke to Reuters.

After several days of balancing between Olaf Soltz’s reluctance to provide Kyiv with famous tanks and Warsaw’s determination to act without Berlin’s approval, it looks like the process will go official.

In addition, despite … the unresolved recent meeting in Germany’s Ramstein and Berlin’s looming line of non-escalation, as stated, of tensions with Russia due to the supply of tanks to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Analena Bourbock left open the possibility of granting Poland permission to re-export of leopards.

It is noted that, according to what Germany stipulates, German-made tanks for re-export or military use must be approved by Berlin.

Earlier, a senior German foreign ministry official said the final decision on whether Germany would send Leopard tanks to Ukraine or allow other countries to do so would be made in the office in Berlin.

“In any case, the decision will obviously be made in the Chancellery with the consent of the government,” Deputy Foreign Minister Tobias Lindner said at a defense conference in Berlin organized by the newspaper Handelsblatt.

“I think my minister’s position in this discussion is known,” he added, referring to Analena Burbock, who said on Sunday that Germany would not stand in the way of other countries wishing to supply Kyiv with Leopard tanks.

However, Poland’s request will be forwarded to the German National Security Council, which decides on such requests.

Source: Reuters.