Providing Ukraine with modern, western tanks has been a sticking point among allies. And Germany has not made a decision on sending modern tanks to the war-torn country.
Russian forces fired missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine as regions across the country were under air raid alerts.WASHINGTON – Billions in new military aid will bolster Ukrainian forces as they ready for a spring offensive, but defense leaders meeting in Germany failed to reach an agreement on sending more modern tanks to the war-torn country, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday.
Germany has not yet made a decision on sending Leopard tanks, Austin said. Austin declined to say if he was disappointed by Germany not sending the tanks but described the country as a"reliable ally," noting it has provided air defense systems and armored personnel carriers.Ukrainian forces need armored vehicles, especially tanks, to dislodge dug-in Russian forces in the eastern part of the country.
The latest news as Russian president Vladimir Putin could soon decide to escalate the crisis at the Ukraine-Russia border and invade Ukraine. U.S. and western allies have shed some of their resistance to providing advanced weaponry to Ukraine since the Russian invasion last year. Fears that Russia would retaliate by striking a NATO country or resort to tactical nuclear weapons have not been realized.
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