In the opinion of Anton Hofreiter, the federal government decided "very, very late" to deliver German armored personnel carriers to the Ukraine. But even that doesn't go far enough for the Green leader. Ukraine should be "supported with everything they need on the battlefield". Also "Leopard 2" main battle tanks.
After the decision by Germany and the United States to deliver armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, Green Party politician Anton Hofreiter also called for the delivery of battle tanks. "I would like us, as the main manufacturing country of 'Leopard 2', to start a European initiative for the delivery of 'Leopard 2' and see together with Europe what we can deliver to Ukraine so that they can liberate the occupied territories," said Hofreiter in the ARD "Morgenmagazin".
The strategy must be that Ukraine is supported with everything it needs on the battlefield and that includes a lot more. The chairman of the Bundestag European Committee dismissed the danger that Germany would become a party to the war as a result. "The more clearly we support Ukraine and the more clearly we signal to Putin that we will not let up with this support, the higher the chance that this war will end," said the Green politician. Hofreiter argued that as long as Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin believes that "in the end, after a few years, we will still be able to win this war," he will continue. "We have to send him a clear signal: you have no chance of winning this war." Only then is it possible to end the war with negotiations.
Hofreiter described the decision to deliver several dozen Marder infantry fighting vehicles as "very, very late". "If these tanks had been delivered earlier, fewer Ukrainian soldiers would have died. You have to say that very clearly," said the Green politician. At least the training of Ukrainian soldiers on "Leopard 2" should start "immediately", said the Green politician.
Germany and the USA want to supply Ukraine with armored personnel carriers for the fight against the Russian attackers for the first time. The USA wants to provide tanks of the "Bradley" type. In addition to "Marder" tanks, Germany also wants to provide a "Patriot" anti-aircraft battery for air defense.
