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The latest controversy involves tanks. Poland and other countries want to send their German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. That requires Berlin’s permission, even though the Poles suggested this week they may not wait for German assent. ‘We never go alone’ Amid discontent from some of his own ministers, Scholz has averred that Germany will send tanks only as part of a larger coalition involving the US. “We always act together with our allies and friends - we never go alone,” Scholz said last week. The annoyance is palpable in Kyiv, Warsaw and other Eastern European capitals that worry...
