This file photo taken on Oct 13, 2017 shows an armored unit with Leopard 2 A7 main battle tanks of the German armed forces Bundeswehr driving through the mud in the context of an informative educational practice "Land Operation Exercise 2017" at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany. Germany is ready to authorise Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion if Warsaw makes such a request, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday. (AFP)
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian people would suffer if the West sent tanks to support Kyiv, as the question of whether German-made Leopard tanks will be transferred to Ukraine remained unresolved.
The United States and its allies failed during talks last week in Germany to convince Berlin to provide its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, a key demand from Kyiv as it tries to breath new momentum into its fight against Russian forces.
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