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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh

Tanks, but no ammo – Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle

FILE PHOTO: Ammunition for a howitzer is seen during training at a German army base on a NATO media day in Munster, Germany, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

Four weeks ago, Germany agreed to send dozens of anti-aircraft tanks to help defend Ukraine from Russia's invasion, part of what it called a turning-point after decades of military restraint. Berlin says it can deliver the first Gepard tanks in July.

That's too slow, a Ukrainian parliamentarian said on Tuesday, as Russian forces launched an assault on the country's east.

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