German chancellor says it’s dangerous to send battle tanks to Ukraine

Germany is not willing to send battle tanks to Ukraine since this could become a dangerous step and further escalate the conflict, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with The New York Times published on Sunday.

"It is "a very dangerous war," Scholz said answering a question why Germany won’t send battle tanks to Ukraine despite Kiev’s persistent demands.

"We are supporting Ukraine. We are doing it in a way that is not escalating to where it is becoming a war between Russia and NATO because this would be a catastrophe," he explained.