Germany failed to reach an agreement with its key Western allies on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, despite growing pressure to step up its military aid and pleas from Kyiv for more weapons. However the more than dozen European countries with the tanks are moving towards a work around.
Read MorePoland appears closer to sending German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine, with or without the approval of Berlin. Patience in western capitals is wearing thin with German intransigence to assist Ukraine.
Read MoreAmid more violent strikes by Russia on the homes of civilians in Ukraine and following the move by the UK to provide Kyiv with main battle tanks, European countries are said to be readying a decision to provide German-built Leopard tanks.
Read MoreIn Dnipro, a child's body was recovered from the rubble, bringing the number of dead to 41. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the new commander of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Valeriy Gerasimov, to seize the Donbas by March
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