![]() ![]() "Well, it more like constructive pressure," he tells Euronews, diplomatically. ![]() So are the duo trying to embarrass Germany with this initiative? Harjanne chuckles. "If we can give a political signal of the larger readiness to pool resource that would negate the argument against providing tanks to Ukraine, and instead be sure it would make a significant difference," said Harjanne, who sits on the Finnish parliament's defence committee and is his party's parliamentary group chairperson. The US said it would consider sending similar Bradley Fighting Vehicles as well.īut Anders Adlercreutz from the Swedish Peoples' Party and Atte Harjanne from the Greens argue that if smaller countries with Leopard tanks give a few each, then Europe's biggest user of the Leopards, Germany, will have no excuses left not to provide the tanks - which the Ukrainians themselves have asked for. Until now, no Western country has given main battle tanks to help the Ukrainian military - although France announced this week that so-called light tanks, the AMX-10 RC armoured fighting vehicles, will be supplied for the first time. A campaign launched by two Finnish politicians aims to 'embarrass' Germany into providing Leopard tanks for Ukraine. ![]()
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