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(FILES) This file photo taken on October 17, 2022 shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) talking with soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 main battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr during a visit of German Bundeswehr's troops during a training exercise at the military ground in Ostenholz, northern Germany. - 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)