Norway may transfer German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine at the end of March, said in an interview AFP Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Bjorn Arild Gram.
“We have not yet decided on the number. Of course, we hope that this will be done as soon as possible,” the minister said, adding that he meant the end of March.
At the same time, it is noted that there are 36 Leopard 2 tanks in service with Norway and how many Oslo is ready to transfer to Kyiv is not specified.
On January 25, Germany announced its decision to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. On the same day, the United States announced the transfer of 31 M1A2 Abrams. Earlier, Poland promised to transfer a company of Leopard tanks (14 vehicles) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Britain officially announced the delivery of 14 Challenger tanks to Ukraine. Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, France and Morocco expressed their readiness to send tanks to Ukraine. The exact total number of tanks promised to Kyiv is unknown, but Ukraine has said it expects to receive 321 heavy tanks.