With the precision of a military drill, first Germany and then the United States announced on Wednesday that each had agreed to provide battle tanks to help Ukraine beat back Russia’s invading forces. In reaching a deal, the two countries extricated themselves from a diplomatic morass that had consumed the attention of Western officials for […]
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Germany Confirms It Will Send Leopard Tanks to Ukraine: Live Updates
Abrams tanks at a military exercise in Adazi, Latvia, in 2021.Credit…Ints Kalnins/Reuters Weeks of political wrangling among Western allies over whether to arm Ukraine with advanced battle tanks appear to be nearing a resolution, with the Biden administration and Germany expected to announce that they will each send tanks that Kyiv has sought for months. […]
U.S. Plans to Send Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — Reversing its longstanding resistance, the Biden administration plans to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, in what would be a major step in arming Kyiv in its efforts to seize back its territory from Russia. The White House is expected to announce a decision as early as Wednesday, […]
U.S. to Send Another $550 Million in Arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The White House announced on Monday that the United States would send another $550 million in arms to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian invaders, increasing the total American investment in war fighting there to more than $8 billion since the invasion began in February. President Biden authorized the latest package as […]