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The Biden administration announcement to send the US-made tanks could come as early as this week, CNN reported earlier Tuesday. The timing around the actual ...

Pentagon and White House officials have denied that the risk of escalation with Russia has had anything to do with the US decision to delay a decision on sending the tanks. It would not be something that you can just, ‘Hey we field Abrams to you today and you’re fighting with it tomorrow.’ That’s not even in the realm of the possible.” Given the last week’s announcement of a $2.5 billion drawdown of US stocks to send to Ukraine, an announcement is unlikely to be another drawdown. The US has begun supplying refurbished Soviet-era T-72 tanks, but modern western tanks are a generation ahead in terms of their ability to target enemy positions. The decision to send the tanks is a landmark moment in the West’s support for Kyiv that follows days of intense pressure on Berlin from some of its NATO partners. For now, the pending announcement by the US is more to make Germany feel more comfortable in providing their own tanks. That list includes training on Patriot missiles, UK-made Challenger 2 tanks, M109 howitzers and more, as well as the combined arms training that recently began in Germany. “It is a very, very different system than the generation of tank they’re currently operating,” said retired Army Maj. The US will also send a small number of recovery vehicles, one of the officials said. Tanks represent the most powerful direct offensive weapon provided to Ukraine so far, a heavily armed system designed to meet the enemy head on instead of firing from a distance. The Biden administration announcement to send the US-made tanks could come as early as this week, CNN reported earlier Tuesday. There are believed be around 2,000 in Europe and

"These tanks are further evidence of our enduring, unflagging commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces. As I told President ...

and Germany on the usefulness of the Abrams vehicles. "I'm grateful to Chancellor Scholz for providing German Leopard 2 tanks and will lead an effort to organize the European contribution of two tank battalions for Ukraine," Biden said. "Today's announcement builds on the hard work and commitment from countries around the world led by the United States of America to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. "Hundreds of thanks are not hundreds of tanks," Zelenskyy said last week. has also committed 12 of its own Challenger 2 battle tanks, and Poland has asked Germany for permission to send the Leopards it has in stock. "These tanks are further evidence of our enduring, unflagging commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces. And we'll begin to train the Ukrainian troops on these issues of sustainment, logistics and maintenance as soon as possible," Biden said. Early Wednesday, Germany confirmed it will supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks and approve requests by dozens of other countries to do the same. They're also extremely complex to operate and maintain, so we're also giving Ukraine the parts and equipment necessary to effectively sustain these tanks on the battlefield. That means the U.S. is also pledging to train Ukrainians so they are prepared to integrate the Abram tanks into their defenses, though U.S. The U.S.

The U.S. decision came on the heels of Germany agreeing to send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. Germany had said the Leopards would not be sent ...

The U.S. has committed to send a 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, reversing course after Germany cleared the way for Europe to send scores of main battle tanks.

The Pentagon has complex issues to work out associated with supplying the Abrams, including how to deliver the jet fuel it runs on as well as other “equipment Ukraine will need to operate and maintain the Abrams,” one U.S. The accord caps weeks of diplomacy that involved Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.K. U.S. officials told reporters it will take “months as opposed to weeks” before the U.S. “They’re also extremely complex to operate and maintain. We wanted to make sure we were all together,” Biden said. The Abrams tanks are the most capable tanks in the world.” “That’s what we were going to do all along, and that’s what we’re doing right now.” Biden hailed Germany’s decision and other nations’ recent commitments of armored vehicles to Ukraine’s allies. can deliver the sophisticated yet powerful tanks. “It will enhance Ukraine’s capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic objectives. WASHINGTON ― U.S.

M1 Abrams tanks have led American battle assaults for decades. Carrying a crew of four, the Abrams was first deployed to war in 1991. It has thick armor, a 120 ...

Timing for both delivery of the tanks to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian troops is fuzzy. officials would only say that it will take “many months” to deliver the Abrams tanks, but that the Leopards will arrive faster. The U.S. Gradually, the German stance began to publicly soften, leading to Wednesday’s announcements. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke and met with their German counterparts and other allies. The Abrams also will require months of training. The U.S., meanwhile, argued that the German-made Leopards were a better fit because Ukrainian troops could get them and get trained on them far more quickly and easily. Carrying a crew of four, the Abrams was first deployed to war in 1991. It may or may not be the right system,” The under secretary of defense for policy, Colin Kahl, told reporters last week at the Pentagon. “The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. said it will send 31 of the 70-ton Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, and Germany announced it will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks and allow other countries to do the same. The dramatic reversal was the culmination of intense international pressure and diplomatic arm-twisting that played out over the last week.