Warsaw’s help will not be limited to Leopard 2s, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki says
Poland is ready to send 60 more tanks to Ukraine to help fight Russia, besides the 14 German-made Leopard 2 vehicles already pledged, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said.
“If we don’t want Ukraine to be defeated, we have to be very much open and brave in supporting Ukraine,” Morawiecki told Canada’s CTV News broadcaster on Friday.
According to the prime minister, Poland is trying “to lead by example,” showing its allies what should be done to help Kiev.
“Right now, we are ready to send 60 of our modernized tanks, 30 of them PT-91. And on top of those tanks, 14 tanks, Leopard 2 tanks, from in our possession,” he said.
Morawiecki also noted that last year Warsaw provided about 250 of its modernized Soviet-era T-72 tanks to the Ukrainian military.
Mikhail Podoliak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky, confirmed on Telegram on Friday that 60 more Polish tanks will be heading Ukraine’s way. According to Podoliak, all of those vehicles will be PT-91 Twardy, which is an upgrade of the Soviet T-72M1 main battle tank. “Thanks to our allies,” he wrote.
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