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No Leopard tanks for Ukraine as NATO allies fail to agree

Ammunition stands in front of a Leopard 2 tank during a handover ceremony to the Czech army in Praslavice last December [Vladimir Prycek/EPA-EFE]

The United States and its allies failed to agree on supplying coveted German battle tanks to Ukraine as Russia issued veiled threats the war could escalate in Europe.

NATO and defence leaders from about 50 countries met at the American Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday, the latest in a series of arms-pledging conferences since Russia invaded Ukraine 11 months ago.

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