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The New York Times reported that NATO members are divided on the issue of supplying tanks to Ukraine, as this comes at a time when Washington continues to push Germany to send Leopard tanks to support Kyiv forces.
The newspaper indicated in today's issue that the opinions of NATO members differ on the issues of the alliance's strategy for the next year, and support for Ukraine in the next few months, where most of the controversy takes place behind closed doors, but Germany's unwillingness to provide "Leopard 2" tanks has become known to all. .
The newspaper pointed out that representatives of US President Joe Biden's administration are clearly disturbed by the way their negotiations with their German counterparts proceeded this week, but some in Washington believe that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's real fears lie in the fact that, in his opinion, the world is not ready to see German tanks near. from the Russian border, which would be a reminder of the “Nazi invasion” in World War II.
And media reports indicated that while the NATO partners are still at odds over the best means to intensify the arming of the regime in Kyiv, in light of the new Western military escalations to fuel the crisis in Ukraine, the United States is trying to push Germany to supply Ukraine. With combat tanks, while Berlin requires Washington to move in this direction first.
In addition, the German newspaper “Südtösche Zeitung” quoted sources in the German government as saying: “The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is ready to allow the provision of “Leopard 2” tanks to Ukraine, provided that Washington provides Kyiv with “Abrams” tanks, stressing that this condition was set by Scholz during a conversation. Phone with US President Joe Biden recently.
Amid the new Western military escalations of the crisis, Russia's delegate to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, confirmed earlier that Ukraine has turned into a military company affiliated with NATO, which pays Kiev money, provides it with weapons and intelligence information, and sets targets for it to strike.
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