Why German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hesitant about delivering tanks to Ukraine
28 January 2023 |
5:20 pm
Pressure is growing on Germany to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. Chancellor Scholz doesn't want to commit just yet, partly because he's playing to his party, the Social Democrats. An analysis by Sabine Kinkartz.
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