Britain supplies Ukrainian main battle tanks, and Russia's "threat" will become the target! Germany: You can't give Ukrainian "Leopard" tanks this year because ......

According to CCTV news 65438+ 10/5, local time 65438+ 10/5, German arms manufacturing group Rheinmetall said that Germany could not provide "Leopard" main battle tanks to Ukraine before 2024.

Paper brother, CEO of Rheinmetall, said in an interview with the media: "Even if we decide to provide Ukrainian Leopard tanks tomorrow, the delivery date will be at least early next year."

Because the maintenance, repair and transportation of tanks take time. Rheinmetall currently has 22 Leopard 2 main battle tanks and 88 Leopard 1 main battle tanks. These tanks retired from the German Bundeswehr need nearly a year to be repaired and maintained. At the same time, the group will not carry out maintenance and repair work without orders, because the maintenance cost is as high as hundreds of millions of euros.

2065438+In September 2004, a "Leopard" tank of the Belgian army opened fire on the NATO Searle military base. Source: Xinhua News Agency

Statement by the German Chancellor

According to CCTV news 65438+1October 14 local time 13, German Federal Chancellor Angela Scholz said in an interview that she didn't want to make a hasty decision on supplying main battle tanks to Ukraine under external pressure.

Scholz said that Germany's balanced and steady approach in the past 1 1 month has won the support of most citizens. He criticized biased reports and pressure exerted by the media: "It is problematic to narrow the scope of political debate."

Scholz Image source: vision china

For a long time, Ukraine has been asking Germany to provide it with "Leopard -2" main battle tanks. Scholz reiterated that Germany has provided a lot of effective assistance to Ukraine, but "NATO is not a party to the war, and this state must be maintained."

Sunak promised to provide Uzbekistan with main battle tanks and additional artillery.

According to CCTV news 65438+ 10/5, the office of British Prime Minister Ricky Sunak announced on the evening of 14 that Britain would provide 14 main battle tanks and other weapons to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in the UK subsequently responded that these tanks would be the targets of Russia.

According to the statement of the British Prime Minister's Office, Sunak telephoned Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky earlier on June 4 and promised to provide "extra support" to Ukraine. The statement said that the British side will provide 14 British Challenger 2 main battle tanks, which are scheduled to arrive in Ukraine within a few weeks; About 30 AS90 self-propelled guns will also be provided, and Ukrainian personnel will be trained to use the above weapons in a few days.

AFP and other media reported that Britain was the first western country to provide Ukraine with a main battle tank made in the West. "Challenger 2" main battle tank has been in service in the British army since 1994, and has been deployed to many battlefields such as Iraq.

Sunak Source: Xinhua News Agency

The statement also revealed that British Foreign Secretary James Cleary will visit the United States and Canada in the next few days, and Defense Secretary ben wallace will visit Estonia and Germany. More details of British aid to Ukraine will be announced in 16.

Before the British Prime Minister's Office issued a statement, Zelensky said that British aid was "very important" to Ukraine and believed that "other partners would make similar decisions".

Germany, France and the United States have previously indicated that they will provide Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles or armored reconnaissance vehicles. Polish President andrzej duda said on June 1 1 that Poland intends to provide the Ukrainian side with the "Leopard" main battle tank. However, the "Leopard" tank is made in Germany, and Poland needs Germany's consent to deliver it to Ukraine. At present, German political circles are divided on whether to provide "Leopard" tanks to Ukraine.

The Russian embassy in Britain issued a warning.

According to CCTV Finance 65438+1October 15, in response to the announcement by British Prime Minister Sunak 14 that Ukraine would be provided with main battle tanks, the Russian Embassy in Britain warned on June 14 that Britain's actions would only aggravate the conflict. In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry responded on the same day and included a number of British officials in the sanctions list.

The Russian Embassy in Britain warned on June 5438+04 that Britain's decision to provide Ukraine with Challenger II main battle tanks would only aggravate the conflict and cause more casualties, and it also proved that Britain was increasingly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The Russian Embassy in Britain also stated that the main battle tanks provided by the British side are unlikely to help the Ukrainian armed forces reverse the battlefield situation, and these tanks will become the legitimate targets of the Russian army.

On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zacharova said that due to the hostile acts taken by the British government against Russia, Russia decided to put some British cabinet members and security agency officials on the sanctions list, including British Foreign Development Secretary Cleverley and British Army Chief of Staff Sanders.

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