The first Leopard tank arrived in Kyiv in a blizzard of rumours about graft
On February 7, the first German Leopard 2 tank arrived in Kyiv, with another 100 set to follow very soon. Meanwhile, rumours swirled around Ukraine’s defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov about his possible replacement following a corruption scandal.
As I’ve previously written, the rumours marked a painful moment in an agonising war. The highs of receiving the promised Leopard tanks — so quickly, much before Russia’s expected large-scale offensive in the next few weeks — were surely balanced by the lows of yet another Ukrainian corruption scandal.
This blog reprises a recent one because the stakes are so high.
BREAKING: The “first” Leopard 2 has arrived in Kyiv 🐆
There will be more of them.✊
Thank you to @Bundeskanzler my colleague Boris Pistorius and the German people.
The tank coalition is marching… to victory! pic.twitter.com/4VY2YaovBi- Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) February 7, 2023
Indeed, the stakes are high. A country is fighting for it…
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