Sweden wants to donate ten type 2A6 and 2A5 Leopard tanks to Ukraine, APA reports citing Spiegel.
The Swedish government didn’t confirm these plans as of February 24 morning as the country’s Defense Ministry said only that a new aid package for the Ukrainian army should be announced in the afternoon.
"The Leopard tanks, called Stridsvagn in Sweden, could primarily be used to complement the tank package that Germany is currently putting together for Ukraine. Berlin had promised the delivery of 14 Type 2A6 models from Bundeswehr stocks for the battalion, which is to be equipped with 31 Leopard 2 tanks. Since late January, the [German] federal government has been admonishing the European partners who have Leopard 2 models to make commitments for deliveries. To this end, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock held numerous talks during the Munich Security Conference at the end of last week," says the source.
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