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Germany approves tanks for Ukraine

Soldiers on a Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank take part in a NATO exercise at a military training area in Munster in northern Germany in 2019. Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. (Photo: AFP)

Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies.

Germany will provide a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr stocks, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement.

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