According to Russian Sputnik News Agency on the 5th, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on the 4th local time that his country had delivered the first planned "Leopard 2" tank to Ukraine. Anand wrote on his Twitter account: "Today, the Canadian Air Force aircraft left Halifax with the first 'Leopard 2' main battle tank delivered by China to Ukraine." He also attached photos of the tank loading. Anand had previously said that the Canadian government planned to transfer four tanks of this type owned by the Ministry of Defense to Ukraine. He said that delivery should take place in recent weeks. According to Reuters, Portugal will provide "Leopard 2" tanks to Ukraine, but did not specify how many vehicles will be delivered. Portuguese Prime Minister Costa said that Portugal was negotiating with Germany to obtain the parts needed to repair some unusable Panther tanks in Portugal's weapons inventory. Costa, who visited the Central African Republic, said on the 4th that he knew how many tanks would be sent to Ukraine, but would announce the number at an appropriate time. The Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces Ribero said last month that Portugal has 37 "Leopard 2" tanks, but most of the local media reports said that these tanks are unusable. (Outlook New Era)