Denmark and the Netherlands will buy 14 Leopard 2 tanks for 165 million euros to donate to Ukraine, which is asking the West for more heavy weapons, the Danish defense ministry announced on Thursday.
The Netherlands and Denmark today announce their intention to purchase, refurbish and donate 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, following our successful partnership with Germany to supply at least 100 Leopard 1A5 tanks. ministry.
The tanks will be delivered from “early 2024”, according to the Danish ministry, which indicates that the estimated cost of €165 million will be “equally shared” between the two countries.
“In this way, we will jointly participate in the ‘Leopard 2 coalition’, supported by many partners and allies,” he added.
“Ukraine is asking for modern Western tanks to counter Russian aggression,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in the statement.
“From the beginning of the invasion, Denmark has supported Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and we will continue to do so,” Poulsen stressed.
#Denmarktogether with the #The Netherlandswill transfer 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks to #Ukraine.
This statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen and acting. Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen. pic.twitter.com/VMaEhR5X4V
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In a separate press release, the Dutch Defense Minister believed that “the security of Ukraine and that of Europe are inextricably linked”.
Germany and the UK each delivered 18 Leopard 2 heavy tanks and 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine last month.
Source: DN
