Ministry of Defense of Czech Republic denied information about readiness to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic denied the information about the readiness to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, received from Germany as compensation for the delivery of Soviet-style T-72 tanks to Kyiv.
This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, Censor.NET reports with reference to the EP.
"Foreign media reported that the Czech Republic and Slovakia are allegedly ready to give up Leopard 2 tanks in favor of Ukraine." This information is not true. No one asked or offered the Czech Republic to provide the tanks that, according to the previous agreement, it will receive from Germany in the quality of compensation for aid to Ukraine," the statement reads.
The ministry said that nothing similar was discussed at the meeting of the Defense Contact Group at the American Ramstein base, where representatives of five dozen countries discussed further military support for Ukraine.
"Suppositions that the Czech Republic will receive American Abrams tanks instead of Leopard tanks are equally false," the agency said.
