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(21 Apr 2023)
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Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate - 21 April 2023
1. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arriving
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Boris Pistorius, German Defense Minister:
"That's why I'm very pleased that I was able to sign a memorandum of understanding today with my Polish colleague and my Ukrainian colleague, Alexei, that we will set up a joint maintenance facility in Poland for the entire LEO two fleet, i.e. the 2A4 and the 2A6, so that it can be ensured close to the Polish-Ukrainian border that these tanks can be quickly maintained and repaired if necessary, and the need will increase. "
3. Mid of German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Boris Pistorius, German Defense Minister:
"So we're talking about costs that are likely to be between €150 million and €200 million per year for the hub in Poland, we'll split that fairly, like everything else. We can assume that. The signals were accordingly today at noon and we assume that the hub will be able to start its work I guess at the end of next month."
5. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius leaving
STORYLINE:
Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius said he signed a memorandum of understanding with his Polish and Ukrainian counterparts to set up a maintenance hub for Kyiv’s Leopard 2 tank fleet in Poland, near the Ukrainian border.

After a meeting of allies at the Ramstein air base in Germany on Friday, Pistorius told reporters that he expects the hub to cost 150-200 million euros ($165-220 million USD) per year, which “we will split fairly, like everything else.”

Pistorius said he expects it to start work around the end of next month.


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