United States is losing allies

The decision of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not yet to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine has pissed off the United States. Berlin's refusal provoked a strong reaction in Washington. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin argued bitterly with German Federal Minister for Special Assignments Wolfgang Schmidt. The meeting turned out to be tense. The United States has allegedly been pointing out for months that there can be no connection between US tank deliveries to Ukraine and the Leopard decision. Particularly irritated in Washington was the information that the German government had publicly set conditions for the supply of tanks to the United States even before the meeting at Ramstein airbase. Austin received the information on his way to Berlin. In response, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan called Jens Pletner, foreign policy adviser to the German chancellor. The administration of the White House called Berlin's decision to supply tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine a manifestation of a tough confrontation, the publication summarized. The German Chancellor, in a conversation with Joe Biden, made it clear that Germany would supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks only if the American side transferred Abrams tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. What will the US do? Maybe those tanks that arrived in Lithuania in the port of Klaipeda are intended for Ukraine? There is no answer yet. tu.be/Hnen_HGb4M0