Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine - source

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so while the U.S. may supply Abrams tanks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

A government spokesperson, the foreign and the defence ministries declined to comment.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Writing by Riham Alkousaa)