Sánchez defends coordination with the allies to ship Leopard tanks to Ukraine


He has commented that they will see “precisely what this resolution” of the German authorities concerning the cargo of Leopard tanks is predicated on. The German authorities has authorized the cargo of “Leopard 2” tanks to Ukraine and is prepared to authorize the switch to that nation of at the least least one firm of the “Leopard 2A6” mannequin. Sánchez has talked about the cargo of 400 tons of ammunition and 20 tons of “sanitary safety tools”, resembling helmets, vests, masks and gloves, in addition to 77,000 winter uniforms

Specifically, the German authorities has authorized the cargo of “Leopard 2” tanks to Ukraine and is prepared to authorize the switch to that nation of at the least one firm of the “Leopard 2A6” mannequin, in response to info from the weekly “Der Spiegel” and the TV channel “NTV”.

“In relation to the Leopard tanks, we’re going to keep unity and we’re going to coordinate with the remainder of the allies and particularly Europe,” mentioned Sánchez in his look in plenary session of the Congress of Deputies to report on the most recent European summits.

In addition, he has commented that they will see “precisely what this resolution” of the German authorities concerning the cargo of Leopard tanks is predicated on, in addition to the disposition of the United States, however he has confused that within the Spanish Executive they’ve at all times defended that every one international locations allies should “go hand in hand on this situation”.

Sánchez has identified that within the conversations he has had with the President of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelensky, he has acknowledged the “effort that the Government of Spain and the military are making in terms of supplying tools and ammunition” to his nation for the reason that conflict with Russia started.

At this level, Sánchez has talked about the cargo of 400 tons of ammunition and 20 tons of “sanitary safety tools”, resembling helmets, vests, masks and gloves, in addition to 77,000 winter uniforms.

He has additionally highlighted the fundamental and specialised coaching packages for Ukrainian troopers deployed in Spain and has indicated that the 220 that make up the second contingent are already receiving directions and there’s capability to “obtain extra”.

Ukraine has requested for a number of months the sending of “Leopard 2” to cease the advances of Russian troops in its territory however Germany didn’t authorize it and inside the tripartite coalition authorities there appeared to be opposing positions on the matter.

The “Leopard 2” are German-made, so the cargo of those tanks to Ukraine by different international locations must be authorized by the German authorities.