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Czech army to get 14 Leopard tanks from Germany for helping Ukraine

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 31 Jul 2024 20:46
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Germany will provide the Czech army with 14 additional Leopard 2A4 battle tanks and one Buffel 3 armored recovery vehicle by 2026.

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    A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action during a visit of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany on  February 1, 2023. (AP)

According to the Czech Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Germany will provide the Czech army with 14 additional Leopard 2A4 battle tanks and one Buffel 3 armored recovery vehicle by 2026 as part of its active military support to Ukraine.

"The Czech army will receive 14 more Leopard 2A4 battle tanks and one repair and a Buffel 3 recovery vehicle, made on the basis of the Leopard 2A4 tank as a gift from Germany," according to a statement released by the ministry.

Germany sent the Czech Republic a prior similar shipment in 2022-2023. According to the announcement, the Czech Armed Forces will have 28 Leopard 2A4 combat tanks and two repair and recovery vehicles.

The ministry added that "The new batch of combat vehicles will be handed over to the Czech Republic by the beginning of 2026. "

Ukraine needs to continue advancing reforms required for its European Union accession in order to secure additional financial aid from Brussels, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said on Monday. 

"To fully comply with all membership criteria, Ukraine must remain committed to this process and continue its reforms, and here I want to underline the key role that the rule of law fundamentals play," Varhelyi said in Budapest, adding, "Enlargement is and remains a merit-based process."

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"Two weeks ago, on July 17, the Commission made a positive assessment to release the first regular installment under the Ukraine Facility, which was close to 4.2 billion euros. All in all, we plan to pay 16 billion euros to Ukraine's budget in 2024, subject to the country fulfilling the reform conditionalities," Varhelyi said. 

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The plan was profusely discussed during new UK Defense Secretary John Healey's visit to Berlin earlier this week, which aimed to enhance cooperation within NATO as part of his "NATO-first" defense policy.

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