Germany under pressure: CDU wants to bring tanks back from Qatar
Created: 01/16/2023, 10:05 am
By: Vincent Bussow
The announcement from Great Britain that it would supply main battle tanks to Ukraine further fueled the discussion about the Leopard 2.
Battle tanks:
Great Britain puts the federal government under pressure with announced delivery in the Ukraine war
Kiesewetter:
CDU foreign politician calls for Cheetah tanks to be bought back from Qatar in order to deliver them to Ukraine
Kyiv/Berlin – The pressure on the federal government to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine is growing.
France had recently pushed ahead with the delivery of armored personnel carriers, after which Germany followed suit.
Now it is the British who are putting the remaining NATO partners under pressure.
In just 14 weeks, Great Britain wants to send Challenger 2 main battle tanks to the war-torn country to defend itself against Russia.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he wanted to "encourage allies" to launch their planned 2023 support for Ukraine "as soon as possible for maximum impact."
Within 14 weeks, Britain wants to deliver Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.
In Germany, meanwhile, the discussion about the Leopard 2 continues.
(Archive image) © Alison Baskerville/imago
Tanks for Ukraine: CDU politician calls for the return of tanks from Qatar
In Germany, the discussion about the delivery of Leopard 2 main battle tanks is further fueled by this initiative.
Over the weekend, the Ukrainian ambassador Oleksii Makeiev urgently appealed to the federal government to initiate the relevant processes quickly.
However, the armaments group Rheinmetall pointed out that it would take about a year to repair old Leopard 2 tanks.
The CDU foreign politician Roderich Kiesewetter is therefore looking elsewhere for military equipment.
He is now demanding the return of tanks delivered by Germany to Qatar for use in Ukraine, he told the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
on Monday.
This is not the Leopard 2, but an anti-aircraft tank of the Qatar type.
"The cheetah has proven itself in action," said Kiesewetter.
"We should do everything that can contribute to Ukraine's victory." (vbu)