Germany will send German-made tanks to Ukraine so long as the United States agrees to do likewise, a government source in Berlin has said, as NATO partners remained out of step over how best to arm Ukraine in its war against Russia
Germany will send German-made tanks to Ukraine so long as the United States agrees to do likewise, a government source in Berlin has told Reuters, as NATO partners remained out of step over how best to arm Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Several times in recent days, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed, behind closed doors, the condition that US tanks should also be sent to Ukraine, the German government source said on condition of anonymity. NATO allies have sought to avoid the risk of appearing to confront Russia directly and have refrained from sending the irmost potent weapons to Ukraine.
"I just don't think we're there yet," Mr Kahl said."The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. It's expensive. It's hard to train on. It has a jet engine." Britain has raised the pressure on Berlin this month by becoming the first Western country to send tanks to Ukraine, pledging a squadron of its Challengers. Poland and Finland have said they will send Leopard tanks if Germany approves them.
Ukraine, which has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants, says the new tanks would give its troops the mobile firepower to drive out Russian troops in decisive battles.
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