new German defense minister Boris Pistoriuswhose country recently announced that it would soon send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, arrived today in Kyivfor an unannounced visit.
“The first Leopard 2 has arrived in Kyiv. The rest will follow,” his Ukrainian colleague wrote on Twitter. Alexey Reznikovposting a photo of himself and Pistorius holding a miniature model of a German tank.
BREAKING: The “first” Leopard 2 arrived in Kyiv 🐆
There will be more.✊
Thank you @Bundeschancellor my colleague Boris Pistorius and the German people.
The tank coalition is going… to victory! pic.twitter.com/4VY2YaovBi— Alexei Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) February 7, 2023
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed to AFP that the photo was taken on Tuesday.
There is currently no other information about this unexpected visit of the German minister to Ukraine.
Ukraine has announced that it will soon receive 120-140 tanks from Western countries, mainly German Leopard 2s, British Challenger 2s and American Abrams. However, the timing of the deliveries is still unclear, and Kyiv fears that it will not receive them in time to repel a possible full-scale Russian attack.
AFP
Source: Kathimerini
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