The decision comes after Germany agreed to allow countries that have stocks of its Leopard 2 tanks to hand them over to Ukraine - meaning Kyiv will recieve the battle vehicles from the US, Poland and Norway.
Poland will send 60 more tanks to Ukraine, on top of the 14 it has already pledged to the war effort, the Polish prime minister has said.and had already pledged to hand overSpeaking to Canadian television, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister said:"Poland sent 250 tanks as the first country half a year ago or even more than that.
"Right now, we are ready to send 60 of our modernised tanks, 30 of them PT-91. And on top of those tanks, 14 tanks, Leopard 2 tanks, from in our possession." PT-91 tanks are Polish-made battle vehicles, and began service in the 1990s, after being developed from the Soviet-era T-72s. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Poland for its announcement on Twitter, adding:"Together we will win!"
Canada will send four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, as will Norway, while Spain says it is also considering the move.
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