Volodymyr Zelensky was first told of Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine during an interview with Sky News.
After weeks of intense pressure, chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed the nation would send 14 of its state-of-the-art vehicles to help Ukraine in its battle against Russia.
“My spokesperson just told me that Scholz has agreed to give us Leopard tanks,” Mr Zelensky told Kay Burley.
“I’m very happy, I would like to say thank you to Germany, Britain and to the United States that they made this decision.”
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