Poland is urging other EU states with Leopard-class tanks to send them to Ukraine after Germany softened its position on re-export.
"Yes. Certainly we're going to send these tanks," Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau told press in Brussels on Monday (23 January) after meeting his EU peers.
"We will do it," he said, when asked if it had already applied for Germany's permission to do so.
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said little on the subject to press.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.