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Poland is also in talks with a group of Western European nations, including the U.K., to jointly supply a large number of Leopard 2s and other tanks to its neighbor amid its combat against Russia\u2019s invasion, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morawiecki told local news agency PAP that \u201ceven if we don\u2019t eventually receive this approval, then we will, as part of a small coalition, if the Germans are not in this coalition, provide our tanks along with other [countries] to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, recent statements by German government officials indicate that Berlin would not oppose the transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Jan. 22 interview with French broadcaster LCI, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Berlin \u201cwould not oppose\u201d if Poland or other allies requested its permission to transfer their Leopard tanks to Kyiv.&nbsp;Baerbock added the German authorities \u201chave not been asked so far\u201d by Warsaw for such permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany donated the tanks, which were previously operated by the Bundeswehr, to Poland, with deliveries kicking off in 2002. Berlin must approve all weapon transfers of German-made weaponry even long after supplying the gear to partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland\u2019s land forces currently operate some 247 Leopard 2s in different variants. 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