President Zelensky has pled for 'immediate' help from allies, as pressure mounts on Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Zelensky's plea for "immediate" help from allies as pressure mounts on Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineZelensky has appealed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send tanks to Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has appealed to Germany for "immediate" help in providing tanks, as defence allies met to discuss military support amid the ongoing war with Russia.
"You and I have to speed up...we have to do it," he said, calling for "immediate help" in his country's defence efforts.Berlin’s primary concern is that they will be “going it alone” if they approve the export of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.It comes as defence secretary Ben Wallace said Berlin's hesitation in sending the armoured vehicles followed worries such a move could trigger a World War Three.
"If you have Leopard [tanks], then give them to us," Mr Zelensky said on Thursday on German television. Noting "hundreds" of tanks are required in the war stricken country, Zelensky's comments followed US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's latest military support package for Ukraine.
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