The German defense concern Rheinmetall won a contract for the supply of 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Sources of the Handelsblatt reported that Denmark and the Netherlands have already financed the purchase.
Contracts for the new supply have already been signed, and the German government has been involved in the negotiations, as it must approve the export of military equipment.
It is expected that the first tanks from this batch will be delivered to Ukraine in January 2024, and all other tanks will arrive during 2024.
The intentions of Denmark and the Netherlands to hand over Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine became known in April, 2023.
The total value of the deal was reported to be 1 billion Danish krones (about $147 million), of which Denmark has to pay half.
These 14 tanks for Ukraine will be purchased from German industry and will not be associated with those already in service with Denmark.
The model of these tanks will be older than the Leopard 2A7, which is currently in service with the country.
In January 2023, it was announced that the Netherlands is considering providing Ukraine with 18 modern Leopard 2 main battle tanks, which they rented from Germany.
However, the following month, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, stated that the tanks weren’t “part of the supply plan” because the German government has decided not to hand them over to Ukraine.
Currently, the Netherlands remains the only country in the so-called “tank coalition” that does not transfer its own tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, the country undertook to transfer spare parts and ammunition for these tanks.
Ukraine also expects to receive additional Leopard 2 tanks and Marder IFVs from Germany.
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