live blog
Status: 09/27/2022 03:14 am
The head of the Munich Security Conference, Heusgen, advocates the delivery of the Leopard main battle tank. President Zelenskyj describes the military situation in the Donetsk region as “particularly serious”. All developments in the live blog.
3:14 a.m
Heusgen approves deliveries of main battle tanks to Ukraine
The chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, advocates the delivery of the Leopard main battle tank to Ukraine. “The Ukrainians want these heavy weapons,” says the former foreign policy adviser to the Düsseldorf “Rheinische Post”.
Although he can understand that the federal government is opposed to going it alone on this issue, he suggests that Germany should bring together all states that have such a tank in a consortium. “Then these countries could deliver Leopard tanks, train Ukrainian soldiers in them and jointly ensure the maintenance of military equipment,” says Heusgen.
3:14 a.m
Zelenskyj: Donetsk has top priority
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes the military situation in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk as “particularly serious”. In his nightly video speech, he explains that the region is Ukraine’s top priority: “Because the Donbas is still the No. 1 target for the occupiers.”