![]() Today, only one thing is clear: Germany’s public position has been all over the place when the need for clarity - both strategically and in messaging - has mattered most. Then, a government spokesperson said such a request would have to be first discussed and decided in Germany’s Federal Security Council. Yesterday, German Foreign Minister ANNALENA BAERBOCK said Berlin “ would not stand in the way” if Poland or other allies asked for permission. The same day, freshly minted Defense Minister BORIS PISTORIUS appeared not to know that Scholz and his vice minister had linked the two tanks. lawmakers in Davos that Germany won’t send or authorize the transfer of tanks to Ukraine until the United States agrees to give its own Abrams tanks. Last week, Chancellor OLAF SCHOLZ told U.S. There’s still no final word, although pressure is mounting from countries that want to pull the trigger. ![]() ![]() Over the past week, the natsec world has watched with vertigo as German officials relayed contradictory comments on whether they’d allow other countries to send its Leopard II tanks to Ukraine. If you’ve followed along with Germany’s tank talks, you’ll probably relate to this Slack exchange between a couple of our reporters late last week: With help from Lawrence Ukenye and Daniel Lippman German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks to German army Bundeswehr soldiers at a "Leopard 2" main battle tank during a training and instruction exercise. ![]()
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