Poland requests German permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#684TS)
German defence minister says he expects quick response, as application increases pressure on chancellor Olaf Scholz
The Polish government has requested Berlin's permission to send its Leopard tanks to Ukraine after the German government appeared to say it would not block their export.
The submission of the application by Warsaw increases pressure on German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to make a swift decision after he avoided the issue at an international meeting of defence ministers on Friday.
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