“I would like to appeal to Germany: you are independent of other states, if you are ready to save people ... then give us this technique,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Zelensky thanked Berlin for the military assistance provided to Kyiv, but stressed that the Ukrainian military "needs more equipment."
“Germany gave us very good equipment, we are grateful for Mars II, for financial support ... and we do not compare this support with the support of other countries.
On the contrary, it is necessary to set an example for others by supplying tanks,” the Ukrainian leader stated.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Western countries have not yet supplied Western-made tanks to the Ukrainian army, and Germany refuses to be the first to do so, so as not to be drawn into the aggravated conflict in Ukraine.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock evaded answering the question about the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht, in an interview with Funke, stressed that Germany does not want to send its tanks to Ukraine until this issue is agreed with partners, who also have not yet transferred Western-style tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.