US president Joe Biden announced his decision to supply 31 M1 Abrams tanks hours after Berlin said it would provide Leopard 2 tanks, the workhorse of Nato armies across Europe. The promise of tanks comes as both are expected to launch new offensives in the war and as fighting has intensified in Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east. Kyiv and Moscow have so far been relying primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tanks. It has been seeking 300 modern tanks to give its troops the fire power to break Russian defensive lines and reclaim occupied territory in the south and east. There is also talk of sending missiles capable of striking almost 200 miles behind Russian lines.īut the immediate focus of Western defence chiefs was building up Ukraine’s tank capabilities. Under these plans, countries could re-export their US-made F-16 jets to Ukraine to protect its airspace against Russian attacks. While the company was not directly involved in supplying jets to Kyiv, he added that there was “a lot of conversation about third party transfer of F-16s”. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.
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