German stockpile shortages hamper Ukraine arms aid | DW News

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Germany is looking at the extra maintenance and the ammunition that would be needed for it to deploy fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany was examining the idea of sending Leopard tanks and Marder fighting vehicles. Speaking on the second day of a visit to the Balkans, she said Berlin was trying to establish what preparation would be needed.

Baerbock was addressing criticism of Germany’s apparent hesitation when it comes to delivering weaponry.

“There are no taboos for us with regard to armored vehicles and other weaponry that Ukraine needs,” she said in a news conference with her Estonian counterpart.

Berlin is already supplying weaponry and ammunition directly to the Ukrainians, but it has yet to authorize the delivery of tanks or warplanes.

The minister said Berlin’s present focus was to ensure Ukraine was quickly supplied with older Soviet-designed kit that its troops could use without extra training. Germany has prioritized such three-way swaps, replacing the stocks of allied countries that had such weaponry with more modern German-made equipment.

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