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☆ Germany names new defence minister, faces pressure to send tanks to Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Holger Hansen | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Following several missteps, Christine Lambrecht resigned as defence minister on Monday, ahead of a conference on Friday at the U.S. military base in Ramstein on Western plans to provide Kyiv with more arms. Other countries with such tanks also need Berlin's approval before they can be passed on to another country. The new defence minister is expected to host his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, in Berlin on Thursday. "I want to make the armed forces strong for the time ahead," he said. Scholz has signalled a policy shift by promising to boost defence spending to more than 2% of its economic output.
☆ Davos 2023-German allies pressure Scholz to give green light on tanks for Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( John Irish | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Germany's allies on Tuesday ramped up the pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow the supply of German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine ahead of a crunch defence ministers meeting on Friday. A day before the Scholz heads to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, some of Ukraine's closest allies sought to pressure him into changing his mind. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said he "strongly believes" Germany would provide Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian invasion, with Leopard tanks. A meeting of Ukraine's allies at Ramstein in Germany on Friday is set to see the announcement of more military aid to the country. "Important decisions will be made," Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno said, adding that Madrid was at this point not able to supply Leopard tanks, which it also possesses.
☆ Ukraine has repeatedly pleaded for tanks to fight Russia — its Western allies could now be ready to provide them
  + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUkraine has repeatedly asked its Western allies to provide it with battle tanks to help it fight Russia but up until now, its Western allies appeared reluctant to do so, fearing the provision of offensive weapons could provoke Moscow further. Last week, the White House again declined to say whether the U.S. would specifically provide Ukraine with main battle tanks. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesThe impasse over tanks seemed to break when the U.K. announced at the weekend that it would be sending 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. Poland's President Andrzej Duda reiterated his calls for Ukraine to receive more Western tanks when he appeared on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Ukrainian armed forces' soldiers drive a T-72 tank on the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine on December 21, 2022.
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