Currently Online 
Poland’s @MorawieckiM has had enough of German procrastination with permitting the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. “Permission is a secondary matter. We will either get it quickly or do what we see fit.” The security of all of Europe depends on it, he adds. pic.twitter.com/sI0PUtFGKJ
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) January 19, 2023
Do it. Tired of waiting for Germany's permission.
Western nations wax philosophical about what is and is not a “tank.” And so do we, bien sûr. pic.twitter.com/GxOvi7jYRs
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 19, 2023
The French are also considering sending their own Leclerc tanks to Ukraine in a bid to provide Berlin with a joint framework for tank shipments.
"The subject is complicated and hasn't been settled yet in Paris. But we are thinking about it," a French official told POLITICO, before nodding to an upcoming meeting on Sunday. "We'll see what gets decided at the joint French-German Cabinet meeting."
Western officials fear Ukraine has little time left before Russia launches a new, broader offensive against Ukraine, possibly necessitating late-in-the-game tank shipments to bolster Kyiv's defenses.
"For months now, Scholz has warned against going it alone with regards to arms deliveries to Ukraine," said Katja Leikert, a German lawmaker on the foreign affairs committee from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, the country's main opposition party. "But now he is doing exactly that: His hesitancy to let European allies deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv is a dangerous solo action."
She told POLITICO: "Germany should take a leading role in a European coalition of states delivering Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.
Tanks, No Tanks: Scholz Holds Key to Leopards for Ukraine, But Waits for Biden – POLITICO
Essay Pro