31.05.2022 20:10
Germany and Greece have reached an agreement to hand over Soviet-made heavy
military equipment to Ukraine, while Berlin will supply its armored personnel
carriers to Athens.
This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf
Scholz, who spoke at a briefing in Brussels on Tuesday following a special
meeting of the European Council, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"What we are also doing is supporting
Ukraine with weapons in its defense fight. We have done this before and will
continue to do so. This includes supporting countries that, for example, have
tanks from the Warsaw Pact reserves," said Scholz.
He pointed out that several such deals had
been reached earlier.
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to provide Ukraine with as many 155mm cannons as possible
"You know about a very specific agreement
we have reached with the Czech Republic. I have now agreed with the Greek Prime
Minister to do the same. Given that Greece has such equipment, we will hand
over German armored personnel carriers instead," the German chancellor
declared
According to him, the defense chiefs of the
two countries are currently working on specific modalities of such an
agreement, so that it can be implemented quickly.
However, the Chancellor did not elaborate on
the equipment that Greece is set to deliver to Ukraine.
Scholz added he had discussed with the Polish
leader how an agreement with the Czech Republic, Greece, and other countries
could be concluded with Warsaw.
As reported earlier, Czech Republic is
supplying Ukraine with heavy Soviet-era weapons, having also stated readiness
to hand over several dozen T-72 tanks, familiar to the Ukrainian Army. In early
May, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would compensate the
Czech Republic with German armored vehicles.
It later became known that Germany would hand
over 15 Leopard-2A4 tanks to the Czech Republic to replenish the country’s
armored fleet after the transfer of Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine.
Germany announces new deal with Greece to send tanks to Ukraine
Berlin has already agreed a similar tank swap deal with Prague and says it’s working to implement one with Warsaw as well after criticism.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-to-enable-ukraine-tank-swap-deal-with-greece-scholz-says/
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