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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security editor

German foreign minister’s Kharkiv visit gives hope of tank supply

A German Leopard 2 tank takes part in Nato troop exercises in Latvia, March 2021.
A German Leopard 2 tank takes part in Nato troop exercises in Latvia in March 2021. More than 2,000 Leopard 2s are in service in Europe. Photograph: Valda Kalniņa/EPA

Germany’s foreign minister has visited the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, promising more weapons and giving hope that Berlin will release Leopard 2 tanks to help break the deadlock in the near 11 months-long war.

Annalena Baerbock’s surprise trip – in conjunction with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba – also saw her promise further humanitarian aid during Ukraine’s deep winter and help for Kyiv in its efforts to join the EU.

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