According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, the Western allies have not yet reached an agreement to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 main battle tanks at the Ramstein-style meeting, but he instructed his ministry to prepare for the day that may come.

 Pistorius said this on the sidelines of the meeting on Friday, as quoted by FAZ.

 "There is no unanimous opinion," Pistorius said about the negotiations on the supply of tanks to Ukraine.

 According to him, the impression that Germany is blocking such a decision is wrong.

 "There are strong arguments in favor of delivery, there are strong arguments against," the German defense minister said, adding that he could not yet say what the decision would be or when it would be made.

 At the same time, he made it clear that Germany is preparing to be ready to deliver Leopard 2 tanks as soon as possible if a decision is made in favor of the supply.

 For this reason, he said, he ordered an inspection on his first day in office to determine what tank stocks the Bundeswehr and industry had.

The main attention during the inspection will be paid to the availability and number of tanks, as well as their compatibility with tanks and weapons that may be supplied to Ukraine by other countries.

 All of this will be preparation for the day "that may come," Pistorius said.

 When asked, he confirmed that he had no knowledge of any such review order from his predecessor, Minister Christine Lambrecht, who resigned this week.

 Regarding Poland, Pistorius noted that partners who have Leopard tanks are free to train Ukrainian soldiers to use them.

 Pistorius did not want to answer a question about whether Germany would grant Poland and other countries a license to export German-made tanks. According to the Minister of Defense, this is Chancellor Scholz's decision.

 It will be recalled that Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hinted that Warsaw may transfer a company of German-made tanks to Ukraine without Berlin's consent if it waits too long for approval.

 Meanwhile, the German government assured that the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine was never linked to the supply of Abrams tanks by the United States.

 Earlier, the media wrote that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden, put forward a condition for the supply of German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine - if Washington also decides on the supply of its Abrams tanks.