Germany punts on Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine

A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President ... more >Germany said Friday it needed more time to decide whether to let its coveted Leopard 2 battle tanks be sent to Ukraine, putting off pleas from the government in Kyiv and disappointing U.S. and NATO allies eager to bolster Ukraine’s forces against a possible new Russian advance.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rattled off a number of new military aid commitments emerging from a meeting of more than three dozen countries at Ramstein…