Germany to Coordinate With Allies on Ukraine Weapons Decisions
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PARIS — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, under pressure to allow the shipment of German-made tanks to Ukraine, said on Sunday all decisions on weapons deliveries would be made in coordination with allies including the United States.
Last week Germany and Western allies reached no decision on whether Germany would agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, or permit other countries that have them to do so, despite Ukraine’s pleas for modern tanks to boost its defense efforts.
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Scholz answered a question about Ukraine’s tanks at a Paris news conference and said that all weapons delivery to Ukraine had been made in close cooperation with Western partners. “We will do that in the future,” He said.
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Emmanuel Macron, French President, stated at the same news conference that he was open to the possibility of sending Leclerc tankers to Ukraine.
Macron said that sending tanks must not escalate the situation, must take into account the time to train Ukrainians to be effective, and must not endanger France’s own security.
“Regarding the Leclercs, I asked the Army minister to work on it, but nothing has been ruled out,” Macron stated that Macron would coordinate the move with allies like Germany over the next days and weeks.
Reuters was told by German sources that they would allow German-made tank to be sent into Ukraine for its defense against Russia if the United States agreed to send its own tanks. But U.S. officials have said President Joe Biden’s administration is not poised to send its own tanks, including the M1 Abrams.
Scholz was with senior leaders from his government in Paris for a meeting to his French counterparts.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke & Leigh Thomas; Editing By Andrew Heavens & David Holmes
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