At the US military base in Ramstein, under the leadership of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, another meeting of the Contact Group for Security Support for Ukraine was held among 50 countries, i.e. in a broader formula than NATO. The meeting left Ukraine in a deadlock, as they failed to take a common position on the supply of battle tanks, the daily Buildin portal commented.
It’s a “big tank thriller” – emphasizes the “build” describing Friday’s meeting of defense ministers and top military officials at Ramstein air base (Rhineland-Palatinate). New German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) met his American representative there – Lloyd Austin.
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“The fight between Germany and the United States over the delivery of battle tanks to Ukraine” But no deal was reached on Friday in this transatlantic region. As “Bild” found out, “President Scholes refused to make concessions, A America He was also stubborn.”
The meeting in Ramstein did not produce the result that Kiev had hoped forEPA
Behind the scenes there was a fierce battle for tanks for Ukraine
On the sidelines of the conference, Minister Pistorius announced that he had ordered a check on the presence and number of leopards belonging to Germany. However, he noted that he was “preparing for the worst-case scenario” and that a possible delivery would be taken “as soon as possible”.
As Pistorius explained, the idea that Germany is blocking the outcome is wrong. “There are good arguments for the supply and there are also good arguments against,” the SPD politician explained.
“Behind the scenes there was a fierce battle for tanks for Ukraine” – emphasized “Bild”. The US and other allies expected Germany to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks and allow other countries to do the same.
“According to the US broadcaster CNN, Germany strongly opposed it because Germany demanded that the US deliver its Abrams battle tanks” – “Bild” adds. As “Bild” discovered, the Chancellor Olaf Scholes He should impose such a condition on the President of the United States Joe Biden.
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