The Biden administration is finalizing plans to ship US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine and may announce it as early as this week. That said, according to three US officials familiar with the hearing.
The delivery time for the tanks is still unclear. And it usually takes months to train soldiers to use tanks effectively. the official said
The tank announcement may have been part of an effort to break a diplomatic standoff with Germany. which identifies with the United States Last week that tanks would not be sent. leopard tank to Ukraine, except the United States Agreed to deliver one of his M1 Abrams tanks as well.
Senior national security officials in the administration are considering the steps. All they can do is to convince Germany to send leopards.
on friday At a meeting of Western defense leaders in Germany, the US and its allies failed to convince German officials to send the leopard as part of Berlin’s next round of military aid to Ukraine. But on Tuesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said: “We are preparing our decision. which will be coming soon” on the tank
Later on Tuesday, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had decided to send Leopard tanks go to Ukraine after “Controversial for months”
CNN has reached out to the German government for comment.
Some background: The Biden administration has never ruled out the possibility of shipping American tanks off the table. but US officials said publicly last week that Now is not the right time to deliver the 70-ton M1 Abrams tanks, as they are expensive and require a lot. training for use
Tanks have repeatedly been left adrift as a long-term option. Even as critics say it’s the right time. As Ukraine prepares for the possibility of Russia mobilizing more troops and launching a new offensive,
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