Ukraine-News: Rheinmetall wants to deliver used Leopard 1 - will be within "six weeks"
Created: 04/11/2022 13:54
The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to deliver 50 Leopard 1 main battle tanks to Ukraine.
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The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to supply Ukraine with used Leopard 1 main battle tanks.
Düsseldorf – The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to deliver used Leopard 1 battle tanks* to Ukraine for defense in the war against Russia*.
"The first Leopard 1 could be delivered in six weeks," CEO Armin Papperger told
Handelsblatt on Monday.
A prerequisite for such a transfer would be the approval of the federal government.
Papperger told the newspaper that Rheinmetall could supply up to 50 Leopard 1s to the armed forces of Ukraine.
According to the report, the main battle tanks are old stocks from other armies.
The condition of the vehicles is currently being checked, said the Rheinmetall boss.
The delivery can be made via the subsidiary Rheinmetall Italia and can be processed over a period of up to three months.
According to Papperger, Ukrainian soldiers could be trained to operate the Leopard 1 in a matter of days.
The prerequisite for this is that they are trained military personnel, he said.
Ukraine-News: Bärbock open to delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine
Representatives of Ukraine had repeatedly criticized that too few weapons were being supplied from Germany.
Just a few days ago, the Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, "required one marten per week".
There were also calls for greater commitment from the traffic light coalition.
On Monday morning, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) said in Luxembourg that Ukraine needed “above all, heavy weapons”.
(dpa, lf) *Merkur.de is part of IPPEN.MEDIA
