The US will send Ukraine 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a neck-snapping reversal from the Pentagon’s opposition to the idea late last week, senior White House officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – The US will send Ukraine 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a neck-snapping reversal from the Pentagon’s stated opposition late last week, senior White House officials said Wednesday.
In addition to the M1s, the US will also send 8 AM-88 recovery vehicles, which could help tow tanks that run out of gas. The US announcement comes the same day German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced his government would send Ukraine 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks – enough to outfit one company – and approve other nations’ request to do the sameIt’s unclear when Germany’s tanks will be delivered to Ukraine, but the Pentagon has said Leopard tanks are a better fit for Ukraine’s battle because, unlike the M1s, they use engines that run on diesel, which is easier to send downfield.
“We don’t do things or employ capabilities as a notion, you know, for anything other than providing credible combat capability,” he said. “And that’s where our focus will be in the future.”
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