Supply of Leopards to Kiev: ‘Spanish Gov’t Humbly Follows Washington's & NATO's Orders’

In mid-2022, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said she would not send Leopard tanks to Ukraine because they were in "absolutely deplorable condition." In January 2023, however, Robles herself confirmed that the Spanish government had begun refurbishing some Leopard 2A4 tanks for delivery to Kiev.