Warsaw explained Berlin's resistance to providing Leopard tanks to Ukraine
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Warsaw will be ready for "non-standard actions" if Berlin blocks the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Pawel Jablonski said this on RMF.FM radio.
"I think that if there is firm resistance (from Germany – ed.), then we will also be ready for non-standard actions, even if someone takes offense at it," Jablonsky emphasized.
At the same time, he warned not to get ahead of the facts.
According to him, there is a serious risk that russia will go on the offensive again in other regions of Ukraine. He noted that the russian federation has "very aggressive intentions," and if the West allows it to have an advantage over Ukraine, it will undoubtedly try to attack again.
The Polish diplomat noted that the sooner Western countries transfer tanks to Ukraine, the safer Poland will be. Therefore, their transfer is also in the interests of Poland because Poland "is very high on the list of russian targets."
Answering the question of where such resistance comes from in Germany regarding the provision of arms to Ukraine, Jablonsky noted that this is a consequence of russia's long-term influence on political and business circles in Germany. Therefore, this sympathy "was created with russian money."
"These are sympathies in which russia has invested a lot of money. Today, of course, these people will not openly say that they support russia; many people are ashamed of this. But in fact, they act so as not to cause great harm to russia," the Polish diplomat stated.
Jablonsky emphasized that the main problem in the transfer of tanks within the broad coalition is now Germany. Other countries are ready to provide their tanks to Ukraine.
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The day before, the head of the Polish government, Mateusz Morawiecki, in a comment to the Polish media, said that Poland intends to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, regardless of what Berlin's decision will be as a country that produces this equipment.
Earlier, Poland announced the transfer of a company of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Another meeting of the defense ministers of Western countries, which help Ukraine, is taking place in Ramstein on Friday. Various sources claim that Germany, which remains skeptical about providing military aid to Ukraine, may decide to allow the supply of tanks of its production to other countries and participate in such aid itself.
