Russia-Ukraine live: Germany says goodbye to Ukraine-bound tanks

Hungarian foreign minister calls on Stockholm to change course if it wants to clinch Turkish support for its NATO bid.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, right, sits on a Leopard 2 tank at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany [Martin Meissner/AP]
By Virginia Pietromarchi, David Child and Arwa Ibrahim
Published On 1 Feb 2023

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  • Germany’s defence minister shows off the tanks Berlin is preparing to send to Kyiv, while recognising “bitter loss” for the under-equipped Bundeswehr.
  • Ukraine’s energy minister says the country has sufficient gas reserves to see it through the winter despite Russian attacks.