Poland can equip and train a Ukrainian military brigade, the Polish defence minister said on Friday after a sitting of a contact team overseeing aid for Ukraine in Germany’s Ramstein airbase.
Mariusz Błaszczak said after the Ramstein talks that the brigade can be equipped with used tanks and combat vehicles from Polish army resources, and could be combat-ready by the end of March.
“By the end of March, Poland can train a Ukrainian brigade and fit it out with T-72 tanks and combat vehicles,” Błaszczak said.
He added that the Polish armed forces will receive new gear to make up for the loss, including Korean-purchased K2 tanks and K9 howitzers as well as Abrams tanks and HIMARS missile batteries bought from the US.
Błaszczak said the talks also focused on plans to supply the Ukrainian army with German Leopard tanks.
The Ramstein talks grouped delegates from nearly 50 countries to discuss military aid for Ukraine.