Ukrainian officials pressed for more defense support after long-awaited commitments on battle tanks were confirmed by the United States and Germany. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Western-type fighter jets are the next target.
A Leopard 2 tank during a demonstration by the German Bundeswehr near Hannover, Germany. Ukrainian officials pressed for more defense support, including fighter jets and long-range missiles, after long-awaited commitments on battle tanks were confirmed by the United States and Germany. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that among the country’s next targets werePresident Volodymyr Zelensky in his nightly address also called for progress in defense cooperation.
“are the conditions on the ground and the kinds of fighting that the Russians are doing right now,” and that Ukraine will need to be capable of fighting back through 2023., in time for a possible spring offensive by Russia. U.S. Abrams tanks are expected to arrive much later, but Kirby said Wednesday that training is likely to begin “in weeks, not months.”
Germany’s decision to supply tanks to Ukraine is “extremely dangerous” and will only serve to escalate the conflict. On Wednesday, he accused Berlin of abandoning its “historical responsibility” for crimes committed against Russians under the Nazis and contradicting the country’s nonconfrontational stance.
said in a statement on Tuesday. Ukraine needs about $1 billion to rebuild all of its medical infrastructure. Nearly 200 facilities have been destroyed and are beyond repair.
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