Spain agrees to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine - media

In a comment for EFE, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that the country is ready to send tanks and train Ukrainian fighters to use them, but in coordination with its allies.

According to Robles, until this coordination is agreed upon, it is still impossible to determine the number of units that can be sent.

"Coordination is something that should always be taken into account when sending this type of cargo, and that is what will be maintained in the case of Leopard tanks," the minister said.

Spain’s government is going to contact the coordination group set up by the allies to determine how many tanks are needed and how many Spain is able to provide.

Earlier, El Pais reported that Spain would join the supply of Leopard tanks to Kyiv after Germany does so.

This was reported by El Pais.

"Spain will join the supply of Leopard tanks to Kyiv after Germany agrees to supply this powerful tank after several months of resistance to the supply," the journalists noted.

"The Spanish army is one of those with the most units of this model - 347 units," the publication adds.

• On the evening of January 24, Der Spiegel reported that Germany had decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
• On January 17, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that his country had no intention of transferring tanks to Ukraine.