Ukrainian forces should receive training on how to operate German-made Leopard main battle tanks, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius suggested as Western allies urge Berlin to send the tanks to Ukraine.
“We are encouraging our partners — if they want to and if they have the possibility — to start training [Ukrainian troops] on these Leopard vehicles, if they wish to do so,” Pistorius said Tuesday during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. “We're not stopping anyone.”
“We had a good discussion today on the issue of German battle tanks, and I'm confident that there will be a solution soon,” Stoltenberg said. “And I welcome also the clear message from the minister that our other allies, other NATO allies that have Leopard battle tanks are of course free ... to start training of Ukrainian crews for those battle tanks.
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