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Germany, Denmark, Netherlands to provide at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks for Kyiv - Reuters
Feb 07, 2023 56 secs
BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands will pool funds to restore at least 100 old Leopard 1 tanks from industry stocks and supply them to Ukraine, according to a joint statement published on Tuesday.

"The numbers are there but they have to be refurbished for battle, re-equipped, so we don't know exactly how many," he told reporters after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

The joint statement about the plans by Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands said Ukraine would receive at least 100 of the Leopard 1 A5 tanks in coming months as well as training, logistical support, spare parts and an ammunition package.

Standing beside Reznikov in Kyiv, Pistorius noted he had earlier seen off Ukrainian forces departing for training in Germany on the more modern Leopard 2 tanks his country has also promised Ukraine.

The move follows the German government's decision last month, amid mounting international pressure, to deliver more modern Leopard 2 battle tanks from army stocks.

Reporting by Sabine Siebold, Toby Sterling, Thomas Escritt, Andreas Rinke, Elaine Monaghan and Christian Kraemer; Editing by Rachel More, Mark Porter and Cynthia Osterman

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