On the 9th local time, the spokesman of the German Federal Government, Herbert Wright, said that despite the pressure exerted by some politicians of the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party recently, the Federal Government "has no intention of providing the" Leopard 2 "main battle tank to Ukraine at present". Heibestreet said that Germany still hoped that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict would end as soon as possible. He also denied that Germany's provision of the "Weasel" infantry combat vehicle and the "Patriot" air defense system to Ukraine would lead to the escalation of the conflict. Earlier, the German government announced that it would provide Ukraine with 40 "Weasel" infantry combat vehicles and 1 set of "Patriot" anti-aircraft missile system in the first quarter of this year. This was condemned by the Russian side. German Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Environmental Protection Habek said in an interview with the media on the 8th that he would not rule out the possibility of providing Panther tanks to Ukraine. (Outlook New Era)