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Ukraine pushing for German-made tanks

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Western allies pledged billions of dollars in new weapons for Ukraine, but they couldn’t quite get an answer on one thing

 
Sending German-made tanks remained unanswered, with Berlin yet to signal whether it would lift a veto.

Ukraine is pushing for the Leopard battle tanks, which are held by an array of NATO nations, but whose transfer to Ukraine requires German approval.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been reluctant to send weapons that could be seen as provoking Moscow.

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and the new German Defence Minister met in Berlin, but there was no word on any progress.

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