• About   |
  • Submit Guest Post |
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
The Second Angle (TSA Magazine)
Advertise
  • Infotainment
    • Sports
    • People
    • Inspiring
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Home & Decoration
  • Buzz
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
The Second Angle
No Result
View All Result
  • Infotainment
  • Entertainment
  • Buzz
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Lexitoto
Slot Demo
RTP SLOT
Lexitoto
Aplikasi Lexitoto
RTP Lexitoto
RTP IDN Slot
RTP PG Soft
RTP Habanero
RTP Microgaming
RTP TopTrend Gaming
RTP GMW
RTP Nolimit City
RTP Booster
Slot Demo Bambu4d
Slot Demo PG Soft
Slot Demo Habanero
Situ Togel Online
Situs Togel Amanah
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Prediksi Togel Lexitoto
Slot Demo PG Soft
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Tips dan Trik Slot Gacor
Prediksi Togel Lexitoto
Lexitoto
Vietnam Lottery
Syair HK
Octagon Lottery
Bandar Situs Togel
Situs Slot Gacor
Bocoran Slot Gacor
Lexitoto
Togel Toto Macau
Situs Togel Macau
Prediksi Macau
Bambu4d
Prediksi Togel Bambu4d
Slot Gacor Bet Kecil
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Situs Togel Online
Aplikasi Bambu4d
Aplikasi RTP Slot
Aplikasi RTP Booster
Aplikasi Slot Demo
Aplikasi Prediksi Togel
RTP Bambu4d
RTP IDN Slot
RTP PG Soft
RTP Habanero
RTP Microgaming
RTP TopTrend Gaming
RTP GMW
RTP Nolimit City
RTP Playstar
RTP Booster
Slot Demo Bambu4d
Slot Demo PG Soft
Slot Demo Habanero
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Prediksi Togel Bambu4d
Bambu4d
Toto Macau
Live Draw HK
Live Draw SDY
Toto Macau
Bandar Togel
https://bluewaveslogistics.com/
Prediksi Syair Taiwan
Situs Toto
Slot Gacor
RTP Slot Gacor
Prediksi Syair HK
Prediksi Syair HK
Prediksi SGP
Prediksi SGP
Prediksi Syair Cambodia
Prediksi Cambodia
Prediksi Cambodia
Prediksi Syair China
Prediksi Syair China
Prediksi Syair SDY
Prediksi PCSO
Syair SDY
SYAIR HK
Situs Togel
Paito SGP
Paito HK
Paito SDY
Prediksi Macau
Live Draw Cambodia
Prediksi Jepang
Situs Togel
Slot Thailand
Live Draw Cambodia
Live SGP
lexitoto
Live Macau
RTP SLOT
hinterlaces.com RTP Slot
Rtp Slot
situs toto
lexitoto
slot deposit pulsa
lexitoto
Data Pengeluaran HK
Prediksi Cambodia
Toto Slot
PREDIKSI SDY
Live Draw HK
Prediksi Macau
Prediksi Cambodia
SYAIR SDY
Prediksi Macau
Slot Pulsa
Prediksi Cambodia
Lexitoto
SYAIR SGP
Toto Slot
Prediksi HK
Situs Slot Gacor
SYAIR MACAU
RTP SLOT HARI INI
Slot Pulsa
Slot Thailand
Prediksi Cambodia
Home World News

Germany finally agrees to provide Ukraine with Leopard tanks, Russia warns of ‘historical responsibility’

TSA Desk by TSA Desk
January 25, 2023
in World News
Reading Time: 5 mins read
Germany finally agrees to provide Ukraine with Leopard tanks, Russia warns of ‘historical responsibility’
Share on FacebookShare on WhatsApp
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT

[ad_1]

After weeks of hesitation that saw growing impatience among Germany’s allies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that his government would provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same.

Also read |Lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war

In a statement, the government said it would initially provide Ukraine with one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which comprises 14 vehicles, from its own stocks. The goal is for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions, or 88 tanks.

Mr. Scholz said Germany was “acting in close coordination” with its allies.

The long-awaited decision came after U.S. officials said a preliminary agreement had been struck for the United States to send M1 Abrams tanks to help Kyiv push back Russian forces entrenched in the east almost a year since the start of the war.

Mr. Scholz had insisted that any move to provide Ukraine with powerful Leopard 2 tanks would need to be closely coordinated with Germany’s allies, chiefly the United States.

By getting Washington to commit some of its own tanks Berlin hopes to spread the risk of any backlash from Russia.

Ekkehard Brose, head of the German military’s Federal Academy for Security Policy, said tying the United States into the decision was crucial, to avoid Europe facing a nuclear-armed Russia alone.

This graphic provides a useful overview of the Leopard 2 tank’s capabilities pic.twitter.com/p4eFnWduyq

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) January 25, 2023

But he also noted the deeper historic significance of the decision.

“German-made tanks will face off against Russian tanks in Ukraine once more,” he said, adding that this was “not an easy thought” for Germany, which takes its responsibility for the horrors of World War II seriously.

“And yet it is the right decision,” Mr. Brose said, arguing that it was up to Western democracies to help Ukraine stop Russia’s military campaign.

Table of Contents
  • Kremlin responds
  • German coalition welcomes move
  • German voters divided

Kremlin responds

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described German and U.S. intentions with the tanks as a “a rather disastrous plan”.

“I am convinced that many specialists understand the absurdity of this idea,” Mr. Peskov told reporters Wednesday.

“Simply because of technological aspects, this is a rather disastrous plan. The main thing is, this is a completely obvious overestimation of the potential (the supply of tanks) would add to the armed forces of Ukraine. It is yet another fallacy, a rather profound one,” the Kremlin official said.

Mr. Peskov predicted “these tanks will burn down just like all the other ones…. Except they cost a lot, and this will fall on the shoulders of European taxpayers.” he added.

The Russian embassy in Germany said that Berlin was abandoning its “historical responsibility to Russia” arising from Nazi crimes in World War II. In a scathing statement, the embassy said that the tank deliveries would escalate the conflict to a new level and lead to “permanent escalation”.

Now it’s official! Germany approves to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine. A huge thank you to everyone who supported! 🤝🇩🇪🇺🇦
I guess now it’s the right time for this picture. pic.twitter.com/1n9qCwc04s

— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) January 25, 2023

“This extremely dangerous decision takes the conflict to a new level of confrontation and contradicts the statements of German politicians about the unwillingness of the Federal Republic of Germany to be drawn into it,” Ambassador Sergei Nechayev said.

“It destroys the remnants of mutual trust, causes irreparable damage to the already deplorable state of Russian-German relations, and casts doubt on the possibility of their normalization in the foreseeable future,” he added.

German coalition welcomes move

Members of Mr. Scholz’s three-party coalition government welcomed the news ahead of the official announcement.

“The Leopard’s freed!” said German lawmaker Katrin Goering-Eckardt, a senior Green party lawmaker.

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, a member of the Free Democratic Party who chairs the parliamentary defence committee, said the news was “a relief for a mistreated and brave Ukraine”.

“The decision to approve (other countries’ requests) and supply the Leopard 2 was arduous, but unavoidable,” she said. Ms. Strack-Zimmermann had been one of the loudest voices calling for a swift decision on arms supplies to Ukraine.

Two smaller opposition parties criticised the move, however. The far-right Alternative for Germany called the decision “irresponsible and dangerous.”

“Germany risks being drawn directly into the war as a result,” its co-leader, Tino Chrupalla, said. The party, known by its acronym AfD, has friendly ties to Russia.

The Left party, which also has historic links to Moscow, warned of a possible escalation in the conflict. “The supply of Leopard battle tanks, which ends a further taboo, potentially takes us closer to a third world war than in the direction of peace in Europe,” the party’s parliamentary leader, Dietmar Bartsch, told German news agency dpa.

German voters divided

Recent opinion polls showed German voters split on the idea. The pressure on Mr. Scholz mounted this week after Poland formally asked Germany to approve sending Leopard 2 tanks from Polish stocks to Ukraine.

Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, accused Germany of “delaying, being evasive and acting in a way that is difficult to understand” when it came to supplying tanks, and went so far as to claim that Berlin appeared not to want to help Ukraine.

Other European nations have also indicated willingness to part with their own battle tanks as part of a larger coalition.

Germany news weekly Der Spiegel reported that Berlin could initially approve the supply of one tank company, comprising 14 vehicles.

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made clear late Tuesday that he hoped to receive a more substantial number of tanks from western allies. “It is not about five, or 10, or 15 tanks. The need is greater,” he said.

After Germany’s announcement, Kyiv welcomed the move. “The first step on tanks has been taken. Next, the ‘tank coalition’. We need a lot of Leopards,” the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration Andriy Yermak said on social media.

(With inputs from agencies)



[ad_2]

RelatedPosts

Top 10 Richest Athletes of 2024 - Highest Paid - RVCJ

Top 10 Richest Athletes of 2024 – Highest Paid

The Richest Woman In The World -

Who Is The Richest Woman In The World? Top 10 List – 2024

[ad_1]

After weeks of hesitation that saw growing impatience among Germany’s allies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that his government would provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same.

Also read |Lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war

In a statement, the government said it would initially provide Ukraine with one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which comprises 14 vehicles, from its own stocks. The goal is for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions, or 88 tanks.

Mr. Scholz said Germany was “acting in close coordination” with its allies.

The long-awaited decision came after U.S. officials said a preliminary agreement had been struck for the United States to send M1 Abrams tanks to help Kyiv push back Russian forces entrenched in the east almost a year since the start of the war.

Mr. Scholz had insisted that any move to provide Ukraine with powerful Leopard 2 tanks would need to be closely coordinated with Germany’s allies, chiefly the United States.

By getting Washington to commit some of its own tanks Berlin hopes to spread the risk of any backlash from Russia.

Ekkehard Brose, head of the German military’s Federal Academy for Security Policy, said tying the United States into the decision was crucial, to avoid Europe facing a nuclear-armed Russia alone.

This graphic provides a useful overview of the Leopard 2 tank’s capabilities pic.twitter.com/p4eFnWduyq

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) January 25, 2023

But he also noted the deeper historic significance of the decision.

“German-made tanks will face off against Russian tanks in Ukraine once more,” he said, adding that this was “not an easy thought” for Germany, which takes its responsibility for the horrors of World War II seriously.

“And yet it is the right decision,” Mr. Brose said, arguing that it was up to Western democracies to help Ukraine stop Russia’s military campaign.

Table of Contents
  • Kremlin responds
  • German coalition welcomes move
  • German voters divided

Kremlin responds

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described German and U.S. intentions with the tanks as a “a rather disastrous plan”.

“I am convinced that many specialists understand the absurdity of this idea,” Mr. Peskov told reporters Wednesday.

“Simply because of technological aspects, this is a rather disastrous plan. The main thing is, this is a completely obvious overestimation of the potential (the supply of tanks) would add to the armed forces of Ukraine. It is yet another fallacy, a rather profound one,” the Kremlin official said.

Mr. Peskov predicted “these tanks will burn down just like all the other ones…. Except they cost a lot, and this will fall on the shoulders of European taxpayers.” he added.

The Russian embassy in Germany said that Berlin was abandoning its “historical responsibility to Russia” arising from Nazi crimes in World War II. In a scathing statement, the embassy said that the tank deliveries would escalate the conflict to a new level and lead to “permanent escalation”.

Now it’s official! Germany approves to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine. A huge thank you to everyone who supported! 🤝🇩🇪🇺🇦
I guess now it’s the right time for this picture. pic.twitter.com/1n9qCwc04s

— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) January 25, 2023

“This extremely dangerous decision takes the conflict to a new level of confrontation and contradicts the statements of German politicians about the unwillingness of the Federal Republic of Germany to be drawn into it,” Ambassador Sergei Nechayev said.

“It destroys the remnants of mutual trust, causes irreparable damage to the already deplorable state of Russian-German relations, and casts doubt on the possibility of their normalization in the foreseeable future,” he added.

German coalition welcomes move

Members of Mr. Scholz’s three-party coalition government welcomed the news ahead of the official announcement.

“The Leopard’s freed!” said German lawmaker Katrin Goering-Eckardt, a senior Green party lawmaker.

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, a member of the Free Democratic Party who chairs the parliamentary defence committee, said the news was “a relief for a mistreated and brave Ukraine”.

“The decision to approve (other countries’ requests) and supply the Leopard 2 was arduous, but unavoidable,” she said. Ms. Strack-Zimmermann had been one of the loudest voices calling for a swift decision on arms supplies to Ukraine.

Two smaller opposition parties criticised the move, however. The far-right Alternative for Germany called the decision “irresponsible and dangerous.”

“Germany risks being drawn directly into the war as a result,” its co-leader, Tino Chrupalla, said. The party, known by its acronym AfD, has friendly ties to Russia.

The Left party, which also has historic links to Moscow, warned of a possible escalation in the conflict. “The supply of Leopard battle tanks, which ends a further taboo, potentially takes us closer to a third world war than in the direction of peace in Europe,” the party’s parliamentary leader, Dietmar Bartsch, told German news agency dpa.

German voters divided

Recent opinion polls showed German voters split on the idea. The pressure on Mr. Scholz mounted this week after Poland formally asked Germany to approve sending Leopard 2 tanks from Polish stocks to Ukraine.

Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, accused Germany of “delaying, being evasive and acting in a way that is difficult to understand” when it came to supplying tanks, and went so far as to claim that Berlin appeared not to want to help Ukraine.

Other European nations have also indicated willingness to part with their own battle tanks as part of a larger coalition.

Germany news weekly Der Spiegel reported that Berlin could initially approve the supply of one tank company, comprising 14 vehicles.

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made clear late Tuesday that he hoped to receive a more substantial number of tanks from western allies. “It is not about five, or 10, or 15 tanks. The need is greater,” he said.

After Germany’s announcement, Kyiv welcomed the move. “The first step on tanks has been taken. Next, the ‘tank coalition’. We need a lot of Leopards,” the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration Andriy Yermak said on social media.

(With inputs from agencies)



[ad_2]

ShareSendTweet

Related Posts

Top 10 Richest Athletes of 2024 - Highest Paid - RVCJ
Infotainment

Top 10 Richest Athletes of 2024 – Highest Paid

Ever wondered about how your favourite athletes earn? Let's find out. We have compiled a list of the top 10...

Read moreDetails
The Richest Woman In The World -
World News

Who Is The Richest Woman In The World? Top 10 List – 2024

According to Forbes' 2024 data, 369 out of 2,781 billionaires, or 13.3% are women, up from 337 last year. But...

Read moreDetails
At least 25 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border
World News

At least 25 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border

The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, is accused of launching many attacks on civilians in recent years, notably on civilian...

Read moreDetails
Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses U.S.-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
World News

Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses U.S.-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Bill Gates, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing,...

Read moreDetails
U.S. guided-missile submarine arrives in South Korea amid North Korea’s missile tests
World News

U.S. guided-missile submarine arrives in South Korea amid North Korea’s missile tests

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches a naval base in Busan, South Korea | Photo Credit: AP The United States...

Read moreDetails
Morning Digest | Heavy rains pound Gujarat coast as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall; South Manipur cut off as women-led vigilante groups block roads, and more
World News

Morning Digest | Heavy rains pound Gujarat coast as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall; South Manipur cut off as women-led vigilante groups block roads, and more

Policemen stand guard on the Arabian Sea coast ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall at Mandvi in Kutch district of Gujarat...

Read moreDetails
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest

7 Best Places To Visit In Japan

7 Best Places To Visit In Japan

Top 7 Breakout Stars From Indian Web Series

Top 7 Breakout Stars From Indian Web Series

5 Lesser Known Places In Maharashtra

5 Lesser Known Places In Maharashtra

ADVERTISEMENT

About

The Second Angle

The Second Angle (TSA) Magazine covers a broad spectrum of topics including Entertainment, Lifestyle, education, Crypto, iGaming, Technology, fashion, beauty, relationships, celebrities, wellness, travel, and food. It also features user-generated content in the form of tips, guest post, forums, polls, contests and other interactive articles.

Important Links

  • About
  • Guest Post
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
ADVERTISEMENT

© 2017-23. The Second Angle. All Rights Reserved. Developed and Managed by SquareBase.io

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Infotainment
    • Sports
    • People
    • Inspiring
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Home & Decoration
  • Buzz
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology

© 2017-23. The Second Angle. All Rights Reserved. Developed and Managed by SquareBase.io

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.