The German lock jumped, this Wednesday, January 25. Before the Lower House of Parliament, Chancellor Olaf Scholz finally authorizes the countries holding Leopard 2 tanks – of German design – to re-export them to Ukraine. In the process, Joe Biden promises the supply of 31 Abrams tanks. France is still hesitating. The patchwork of Western tanks in the Ukrainian theater in any case promises a logistical headache for the generals.
“Right now, there are about 900 Ukrainian tanks facing 1,200/1,500 Russian tanks,” recalls Stéphane Audrand, international risk consultant. What impact will these Western tanks have as reinforcements, the estimated number of which varies between 75 and 175 units? “It can change things on the ground in four to six months, if everything goes well,” continues the expert. An exchange to be found in our video.