Germany-Greece: Is the exchange of weapons systems coming to an end?
In the wake of what was said in front of and behind the cameras during the visit of German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock to Athens, Istanbul and Ankara, an issue that could have fallen to the “second tier” is that of the so-called “circular exchange of weapons systems” . » (Ringtauch), which German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had announced months ago and which ran into obstacles and delays.
However, as can be seen from Ann Burbock’s trip, there is movement on this issue, with the deliveries of weapons systems from Greece to Ukraine and from Germany to Greece being “just around the corner”. According to the financial newspaper Handelsblatt, which cites German government circles, Greece is ready to send 100 Soviet BMP 1 tanks to Ukraineas long as he previously received the German – that is, western – armored Marder type.
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed the information about visits-inspections of the equipment systems in Greece and Germany respectively and said characteristically: “I think we are on the right track”. The German newspaper recalls that Germany is in similar negotiations with Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.
With information from Deutsche Welle
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