In embarrassing reversal, Germany's freshman chancellor agrees to supply tanks to Ukraine
Under pressure both at home and abroad for his dithering over Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reversed course and finally agreed to supply heavy arms to aid in the country’s defense against Russia.
The agreement to deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Kyiv was announced on Tuesday in conjunction with a summit meeting among western nations held at the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany. On the agenda were discussions about how best to prevent a Russian victory in the eastern Donbas region, where combat tactics are different due to the wide-open terrain.
According to U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin, who chaired the meeting, 50 “Gepard" armored vehicles are to be delivered from existing inventories of the German armed forces. Named after the German word for cheetah, these Gepard tanks are designed to neutralize modern combat aircraft, attack helicopters, remote-controlled missiles, rockets, and can also detect and eliminate drones thanks to their high-frequency radar.
“That’s exactly what Ukraine needs right now to secure the airspace from the ground,” defence minister Christine Lambrecht told reporters.
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