Polish authorities on Monday threatened the German government with «international isolation» if it finally refuses to send the ‘Leopard’ tanks that Ukraine is demanding to confront Russian forces as part of the invasion of the country.
Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, has pointed out that Europe «is playing a great role» not only to achieve «the Ukrainian victory» but «in favor of the influence of the United States».
Mularczyk warned that Germany will be completely isolated if it does not give in and hand over the tanks, as reported by Polish Radio. He was referring to the words of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who on Sunday assured that Berlin would not interfere with Poland’s delivery of such tanks.
«We have to understand that Germany, without giving consent to supply these tanks to Ukraine, falls into isolation. If they continue to stick to this position, then it is going to become an extremely weak position,» he said.
In this regard, he has qualified that «it is not only about aid to Ukraine but also about the arms market.» «They have a big game on their hands and (…) the Germans and the French know it,» he pointed out.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Sunday that Germany is acting in coordination with its allies to proceed with sending the tanks. On Friday, ministers from some 50 countries met at the Ramstein military base in Germany to discuss the issue.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
