Observers expect Germany’s hesitant chancellor will soon say yes to allowing supply of Leopards to war effort
Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that Germany would ‘continue, together with our partners’, to deliver weapons in large quantities.Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that Germany would ‘continue, together with our partners’, to deliver weapons in large quantities.Last modified on Thu 19 Jan 2023 20.00 GMT
Even though Germany is often reluctant to spread the message itself, it is among Ukraine’s leading supporters in terms of defence aid and humanitarian and economic help. It has given refuge to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, a very underreported aspect of its support. Scholz used an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday to insist that Germany would “continue, together with our partners” to deliver weapons in large quantities. He went on to cite at length the list of specific items Germany had already sent, including anti-aircraft systems, artillery guns and armoured personnel carriers, calling it part of a deep and extensive “sea change” in German foreign and security policy.
Observers of the Scholz government believe that even as its message over arms to Ukraine has more often than not appeared ambivalent, the fact that Germany has so far committed to the effort in a manner that would have seemed almost unthinkable before the invasion is a strong indication that it will soon say yes to the tanks.
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