The deal to service Leopard 2s in Poland will be finalized before the NATO summit next month, Berlin’s diplomat said
Berlin and Warsaw are nearing an agreement to establish a “repair hub” in Poland for Leopard battle tanks damaged in Ukraine, Berlin’s ambassador told Bloomberg on Tuesday, voicing hopes that a deal will be reached before NATO leaders meet in Lithuania for a major summit next month.
Negotiations between the two sides will be finalized sometime “in the coming days,” ahead of the alliance meeting in Vilnius starting on July 11, according to the German envoy to Poland, Thomas Bagger. The repair center will provide parts for German-made tanks now used by Kiev, which are in short supply on the battlefield, Bagger told the outlet.
Ukraine has deployed Leopard 2s during its their much-anticipated counteroffensive that was launched last week. Several tanks have already been destroyed or abandoned on the battlefield.
The Russian…