Denmark and the Netherlands will buy 14 Leopard 2 tanks for 165 million euros to donate them to Ukraine, which is asking the West for more heavy weapons, the Danish Defence Ministry announced today.
“The Netherlands and Denmark today announce their intention to purchase, refurbish and donate to Ukraine 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks, following our successful collaboration with Germany for the delivery of at least 100 Leopard 1A5 tanks,” the Danish ministry said.
The tanks will be delivered from “early 2024”, the Danish ministry specified, indicating that the estimated cost of 165 million euros will be “shared equally” between the two countries.
“In this way, we will jointly participate in the ‘Leopard 2 coalition’, supported by many partners and allies,” it added.
“Ukraine is asking for modern Western tanks to counter Russian aggression,” Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in the statement.
“From the beginning of the invasion, Denmark has supported Ukraine’s fight for freedom and we will continue to do so,” Poulsen stressed.
In a separate press release, the Dutch Defence Minister considered that “Ukraine’s and Europe’s security are inextricably linked”.
Germany and the UK each delivered 18 Leopard 2 heavy tanks and 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine last month.
