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    Germany signals it hasn't ruled out sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine

    Western defense officials are meeting to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine. Germany has resisted their efforts to persuade the country to export its Leopard 2 tanks, or allow others to do so.
    by Rob Schmitz Jan 20, 2023 3 minutes
    Two Leopard 2 A6 heavy battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr's 9th Panzer Training Brigade participate in a demonstration of capabilities during a visit by then-Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to the Bundeswehr Army training grounds in February 2022 in Munster, Germany.
    Updated January 20, 2023 at 12:10 PM ET

    BERLIN — Germany's defense minister said his government has not yet decided whether to send German-made battle tanks to Ukraine, but signaled the country hadn't ruled out the option.

    German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said his ministry would check the country's stocks of the Leopard 2 tank for possible delivery.

    "There are good reasons for the delivery, there are good reasons against it," Pistorius told reporters after meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and

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