Will the Armed Forces the basis of the Armed Forces: Canada can put LEOPARD 2 tanks to Ukraine - the media

According to journalists, Canada has some military equipment. It is expected that Ukraine will receive the A4 version - the oldest of the country existing. Canada considers the possibility of supplying Ukraine 4 tanks Leopard 2. About this writes CBC News with reference to anonymous sources. It is reported that it can be announced publicly on Thursday on January 26. Canada is expected to send a variant of the A4 tank - the oldest of the available weapons.

They were bought from the Netherlands during the war in Afghanistan. The publication writes that Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated that his government would provide more support to Ukraine. "We will continue to provide any support to Ukraine," the politician said. Voltaire Dorn, a defense research professor at the Royal Military College, said that supplying tanks to other countries helped to increase pressure on the Government of Canada.

"I think the United States will put pressure on Canada to consider supplying Leopard 2 tanks because these tanks plan to make the basis of Ukrainian tank troops," he said. As for Abrams tanks, they are very different from Leopard. The partners would also prefer that Ukraine has a more homogeneous military equipment park. It will be easier to support the troops with spare parts.

However, retired Lieutenant General and Former Commander of the Canadian Army Jean-Mark Lantier said Canada has very few tanks. Any military assistance can affect the country's ability to protect itself. "It's something that should stop us from sending tanks? According to Letier, the issue facing the government will be whether the benefits of sending tanks to Ukraine outweigh the consequences for the Canadian army.

If the government decides, it will need to invent what to replace these tanks with itself. Earlier, Focus wrote that Spain agreed to hand over to Ukraine LEOPARD Tanks 2. 53 tanks are stored on the Spanish database and needed repair, which took about two months. The country's Defense Ministry is ready to provide training for Ukrainian soldiers and assistance in maintaining machines. It was also reported that in the United States they said when the Armed Forces will start training on M1 Abrams.

According to the White House Coordinator, before introducing a training plan for Ukrainian servicemen, it is necessary to "clarify the details". We will also remind that in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation responded to the transfer of Ukraine tanks Leopard.