Germany agreed with Poland to create a center for repairing Leopard tanks

Author:
Liza Brovko
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German officials reached an agreement with their Polish colleagues on the creation of a repair center for Leopard 2A4 tanks used by Ukraine.

This was reported by the spokesman of the German Ministry of Defense Mitko Müller at a briefing, as "Ukrinform" reports.

He said that now Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 tanks will be repaired in Poland, calling German-Polish efforts productive.

  • On July 12, the media reported that Germany had abandoned the idea of creating a Leopard tank repair center in Poland, saying that Warsaw was overestimating price expectations.
  • Earlier, a Spiegel material appeared that Berlin and Warsaw, for a number of reasons, cannot agree on the creation of a center while the tanks are waiting for repairs. German tank builders believe that the controversy surrounding the tank hub is politically motivated.
  • On June 13, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius promised to increase the supply of refurbished Leopard 1 A5 tanks to Ukraine amid recent reports of the loss of several Leopard 2 tanks at the front.