Germany has agreed to send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine ending weeks of speculation whether the country would overcome its reluctance to send weapons into the conflict, with the Kremlin saying the move undermines Russian–German relations and that the equipment will “go up in flames.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement on Jan. 25 that his government will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and give other countries that want to send their Leopard 2 tanks—a move that is subject to German approval—the green light to do so.
