Western leaders have welcomed Germany’s decision to send Leopard-2 tanks to the Ukraine after Olaf Scholz confirmed the momentous move in the Bundestag today. Scholz finally buckled to intense pressure from NATO partners to send the tanks and allow other countries to send theirs, following Washington’s pledge of 31 M1 Abrams tanks.
Bank of England: recession won’t be as bad as feared
The usually gloomy Bank has upgraded its 2023 growth forecast by a full percentage point.