Berlin pointed the finger of blame after the failure of the agreement to deliver heavy tanks to Kyiv

Ukraine On Saturday, it denounced the West’s “hesitation” regarding the delivery of heavy tanks, while some of its European allies pointed the finger directly at Germany, after He refused to deliver Leopard tanks to Kyiv, when the Russians are on the offensive. “Indecision these days is killing more of our compatriots,” criticized Mikhailo Podolak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidency, calling on Kyiv’s allies, who met the day before in Ramstein (Germany), to “think faster.”

In Ramstein, the 50 or so countries represented on Friday did not agree to send heavy tanks to Kyiv, despite repeated requests from Ukraine, because Berlin Refuses to deliver German-designed Leopard tanks to other countries. quoted Voice of AmericaUkraine’s Minister of Defense, Oleksi Reznikov, however noted that Ukrainian soldiers will soon train as Panthers in Poland “We’ll start with that and see what happens after that,” he said.

“Bad Show” upsets across the Atlantic

In a rare public criticism, the foreign ministers of the three Baltic states, for their part, urged Berlin on Saturday morning to ” Supply tanks now Leopard for Ukraine ”, calling for“ special responsibility ”of Germany,“ the first European power. ”US Minister defenseLloyd Austin, for his part, was tentative, noting that there was always “a window of opportunity between now and spring” for Western tank deliveries.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also criticized Berlin directly after visiting Kyiv on Friday. “I’m tired of the ‘bad show’ about who will send the tanks and when,” he said on Twitter. To the Germans: They sent tanks to Ukraine because they need them. (…) to manage Biden : Send American tanks so that others will follow our example.