WorldCyprus rejects Greece’s Leopard tanks, eyes Israeli-made Merkavas

Cyprus has declined Greece’s offer of mothballed Leopard 1A5 tanks and is asking Israel to prepare a substantial number of Mk3 or Mk4 Merkavas, according to Phileleftheros. The tanks would replace Russian-made T-80Us, whose maintenance has become extremely costly and inefficient amid Western sanctions on Russia.

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