Borrell insists on Ramstein's "good results" despite the blockade on sending tanks to Ukraine

BRUSSELS, 23 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, pointed out this Monday that the meeting on Friday of the international coalition that supports Ukraine at the Ramstein airbase had "good results", despite the fact that no agreement was reached. the supply of tanks to kyiv.

"Do not rule out the Ramstein result: many good decisions have been made. And then each Member State decides at the national level what it wants to do," stressed the head of European diplomacy before the meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels, ensuring that Germany, the main actor that must take the step of allowing the re-export of its 'Leopard' tanks, "has committed itself with a large amount of resources."

After Germany postponed the decision to send tanks to Ukraine at the Ramstein meeting on Friday and opened a period of reflection, the High Representative has opined that this type of military systems should be provided to the Ukrainian Army, but has stressed that the issue is in the hands of the Member States. "We are here to discuss it," he said.

The German blockade on the shipment of tanks to Ukraine has focused the attention of many ministers upon their arrival at the meeting in Brussels. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielus Landsbergis, has stressed that the Twenty-seven must understand that "there is only one end" to the war that passes through the Russian defeat in Ukraine. "It is imperative to send all the weapons that Ukraine needs to push the battlefront and gain territory," he stressed.

Regarding the internal debate that Germany is experiencing on tanks, the Lithuanian minister has indicated that he hopes that the reflection under way will be "fruitful" and will end up deciding the supply of battle tanks. "Those of us who are waiting unfortunately have to wait one more day," he pointed out.

Her French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, has revealed that "all options are open" regarding the military reinforcement to kyiv and has valued the "convocation between allies" to jointly study the supply of more weapons.

"There is still a lot of support for Ukraine, it must be recognized, it is now up to the German government and it is working with other governments, it will be resolved in due course," said Irish Foreign Minister Michaeal Martin.