These weapons systems come along with commitments to train Ukrainian soldiers and teach them how to operate the tanks and other machinery. But the deployment of these tanks, along with tanks from Germany and the U.K., signals that the West would like to give Ukraine a fighting chance to retake the territory that Russia has conquered and occupied since February 2022. The Abrams, for example, relies on jet fuel, and it is expensive and complicated to maintain and train on. The Western tanks come with challenges, though. Until now, the Ukrainian military has been relying on older, prior-generation Soviet-era T-72s.
The delivery of Western tanks will bolster Ukraine’s arsenal. has not formally declared war against Russia, but the battlefield in Ukraine serves as a classic case of a proxy war, waged without a formal declaration.
The United Kingdom has promised 12 tanks, alongside several other Western European countries that are giving armored vehicles and other war supplies. The president’s announcement came on the same day Germany confirmed it was sending 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine – a fraction of the 300 tanks Ukraine has said it needs to push Russia back from occupied territory. That is what we all want,” Biden said in his remarks at the White House. If Russian troops return to Russia, where they belong, this war would be over today. “This is about helping Ukraine defend and protect Ukrainian land. would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine – following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s repeated requests for more military tanks to help wage its war against Russia.
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