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Polish leaders said they filed such a request on Tuesday after weeks of saying Warsaw would proceed regardless of Germany\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Export control regulations of Germany and other Western nations state that the originating country must approve onward movement of weapons throughout their life cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung media outlet that his government is considering giving Ukraine 18 Leopard 2 tanks leased from Germany. \u201cWe leased them, which means we can buy them and donate them,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, the U.K. government announced it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/01\/12\/britain-to-give-ukraine-heavy-tanks-as-german-leos-are-on-hold\/\">send 12 Challenger 2 heavy tanks<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany\u2019s expected announcement on tanks could clear the way for other countries in Europe to follow suit, as officials there fear a Russian spring offensive in the coming months. 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