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A German soldier stands next to a Leopard 2 battle tanks of the German armed forces Bundeswehr during a visit by the German Chancellor to the German Bundeswehr's troops during a training exercise at the military ground in Ostenholz, northern Germany, on October 17, 2022. - Germany on January 25, 2023 approved the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies. Berlin will provide a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr stocks and is also granting approval for other European countries to send tanks from their own stocks to Ukraine, a government spokesman said in a statement. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RONNY HARTMANN)