Spain considered delivering Leopard tanks to Ukraine, then Berlin told them off, according to Melanie Amann from Der Spiegel. According to government sources, Germany warned Spain that this step would be a departure from the informal decision of the West not to supply Kiev with western tanks apparently, the plan was leaked before anyone in the Spanish government who was familiar with the issue had been involved, the German government said somewhat mockingly.
That’s the German spin, but it is a sentence that is somewhat embarrassing for the Sánchez government. Spanish government, Ministry of Defense, did not want to comment when approached. Defense minister Robles had acknowledged that a Leopard delivery "is on the table" on Tuesday night. If true, it shows, of course, that the German government does not only not deliver western tanks to Ukraine, it also actively discourages allies to do so while the Ukrainian government seems increasingly desperate to secure heavy weapons.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deuts...8-11ba716dacf1
The poor state of the 40 tanks in question likely played a not inconsiderable role. Apparently, only 10 can be made combat ready again, after extensive refurbishment. Which is not implausible, since the sale of these tanks failed twice already ... due to their poor state. However, Scholz seems absolutely determined to keep German tanks/IFV's/APC's out of Ukraine ... almost by any means necessary.