• Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Canada to send four Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Canada to send four Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Following Wednesday’s announcements that the US and Germany would send sophisticated tanks to Ukraine, Canada said on Thursday it would export four German-made Leopard tanks to the war-torn country.

The delivery will take place “in the coming weeks”, Defence Minister Anita Anand said at a press conference in the Canadian capital on Thursday. In addition, Canadian soldiers will support their Ukrainian counterparts in commissioning the tanks.

Canada is considering sending more tanks at a later date, she added.

On Wednesday, the German government announced it would send 14 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks to the Ukrainians as a first step and would issue export permits to other countries to send their Leopards there.

The US agreed to send 31 of its M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.