The German and Czech governments are in talks on a weapons deal to ship older Soviet-era battle tanks and other equipment to Ukraine in exchange for modern German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks and other replacements. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on Wednesday night following a meeting of his Cabinet that Berlin had made such an offer. “This will enable us to reduce our dependence on Russian technology and modernize our army,” said Fiala. The proposed replacement tanks would be slightly older Leopard tanks that have been decommissioned by Switzerland’s army and sold back to Germany, dpa ha…