DR, Denmark’s public broadcaster, is reporting that foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and acting defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen have said the 14 Leopard 2 tanks being donated by the Netherlands and Denmark could be with Ukraine in early 2024.
Poulsen is quoted as saying they are not Danish tanks, but tanks “which are bought in collaboration with the Netherlands”.
Rasmussen described it as “a very significant contribution”.
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donate 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
A quick snap is breaking across Danish news sources, citing the Ritzau news agency, that Denmark, together with the Netherlands, is to donate 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
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