Baltic states’ foreign ministers call on Germany to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now

Baltic states’ foreign ministers call on Germany to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now

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The foreign ministers of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania pointed to Germany's special responsibility for restoring peace in Europe and called on Berlin to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine as soon as possible.

“We, Foreign Ministers of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, call on Germany to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine now. This is needed to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and restore peace in Europe quickly. Germany as the leading European power has special responsibility in this regard,” Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, posted on Twitter on behalf of the three countries.

As reported, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov announced the start of training of the Ukrainian military on Leopard tanks.

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