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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is said to have made the decision to send the Leopard 2 tanks that Kyiv needs to counter the Russian invasion to Ukraine and allow other countries like Poland to send those tanks to Ukraine.

A government spokesman declined to respond to a request from State and Defense Department Reuters news agencies for comment.

The German magazine Spiegel, the media outlet that first reported the news, said the decision included sending a fleet of Leopard 2 A6 tanks. The fleet usually consists of 14 tanks.

The news site T-online quoted Christian Dürr, leader of the ruling partner of the Free Democratic Party in Parliament, as saying: “Today the Prime Minister made a decision that no one takes lightly. The fact that Germany will support Ukraine with Leopard tanks is a strong indicator of solidarity.”

Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice President of the German Bundestag, tweeted: “Leopards released!” He wrote and shared a link to the news about it.

Spiegel magazine wrote that other allies, for example in Scandinavia, wanted to work with Germany to supply Leopard tanks to Kyiv.

The magazine stated that more tanks could be sent to Ukraine in the future.

American officials also told the Reuters news agency that Washington may soon end its opposition to sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

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