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Retired Colonel In an interview with the German publication ntv.de, Roderich Kiesewetter said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz did not dare to transfer battle tanks to Ukraine for fear of Russia's reaction.
According to him, Scholz was worried. according to the widespread opinion in the Russian Federation, according to which the use of German tanks against the Russian armed forces will be considered a provocation by the Federal Republic of Germany.
He added that at this point Scholz was forced to “act alone.”
< p>“The head of the German government said earlier that Berlin would not take any action without the consent of NATO. This decision was wrong,” said Kizevetter.
The former colonel specified that the NSR ignored for several months a request to supply Leopard tanks to Poland to replace the Polish T-72.