.SecBlinken hints at new military aid as Ukraine awaits Germany's tank decision
“You'll hear more announcements in the days to come,” Blinken told reporters Tuesday during a press conference with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. “We’re coordinating security assistance among many countries. So stay tuned for more on that, but the bottom line is we are determined to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to succeed on the battlefield.”
The question of the week centers on Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz holds the key Leopard main battle tanks, a German-made tank that has been purchased over the years by several countries keen to make donations that upgrade Ukraine’s fleet of heavy armor.
Scholz, in part due to a reported anxiety that tank deliveries could provoke Russia to escalate the conflict into a clash with NATO, blocked the transfers over the last year on the grounds that it would be inappropriate for Germany to send NATO-standard heavy weapons to Ukraine unilaterally. Yet Poland and other countries plan to make their own donations of Leopards if Berlin allows it.
“Germany is part of the NATO alliance, and if there’s a situation where a few allies are ready to give their tanks to Ukraine, it is an important moment,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday in a Davos appearance alongside Nauseda.“We hope that the producer of those tanks, Germany, will also participate — in my opinion, a very good idea.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set a new precedent this week by authorizing the transfer of a squadron of Challenger II main battle tanks, an announcement that British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace paired with a direct appeal for Berlin to join the effort, but Blinken used a lighter touch on Tuesday.
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