Poll: 45% of Germans against delivering tanks to Ukraine

The German dpa news agency reported, citing a survey it commissioned, that nearly half of Germans oppose supplying Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has specifically pressured to receive the Leopard 2 tanks, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declined the request.

After criticism from Kyiv for initially not agreeing to supply weapons to Ukraine, Berlin argues that other allies have provided arms similar to the Leopard 2.

Dpa said the survey conducted by YouGov found that 33% of the German population supported delivering the tanks to Ukraine, 45% opposed and 22% did not state a preference.

According to the survey, 41% of supporters of Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) opposed the delivery, while 40% were in favor. SPD politicians are generally against supplying the tanks.

Half of the Green supporters backed the delivery, while 25% opposed it. Green politicians have been largely in favor.

While many politicians from the liberal FDP have backed providing Ukraine with weapons, their supporters are split: 42% against and 33% in favor.