Russia Ukraine war, page-98791

• Germany has confirmed it will make 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks available for Ukraine’s war effort, and give partner countries permission to re-export further battle tanks to Kyiv. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose seeming hesitancy over the question of delivering tanks had in recent days caused growing consternation among western allies, also said his government plans to send further military support to Ukraine beyond the 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks announced earlier today. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed the decision, and said he is “sincerely grateful” to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Leopard 2 tanks could be operational in Ukrainein about three months, Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius has said.