Daily Archives: 25. Januar 2023
US President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on countries‘ close cooperation on support for Ukraine, White House says
NATO Leaders: Lord Ismay
Lord Hastings Lionel Ismay was NATO’s first Secretary General, a position he was initially reluctant to accept. By the end of his tenure however, Ismay had become the biggest advocate of the organisation he had famously said earlier on in his political career, was created to “keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.”
Update zum #UkraineKrieg: Nach den #Kampfpanzern sollten die westlichen Verbündeten der Ukraine nach Ansicht der Regierung in Kiew nun auch Kriegsschiffe und U-Boote liefern.
Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
WATCH LIVE: Biden remarks on U.S. tanks in Ukraine
WASHINGTON D.C. — President Biden is set to deliver remarks in the wake of the White House‘s decision to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks.
Offiziell: Berlin will Ukraine 14 Leopard-Panzer liefern
Offenbar hat sich seit einem Gipfel am US-Stützpunkt Ramstein in Deutschland vergangene Woche eine intensive Debatte ergeben, und nun sind die USA laut Insidern doch bereit, etwa 30 Abrams-Panzer bereitzustellen. Eine entsprechende Ankündigung von US-Präsident Joe Biden wurde alsbald erwartet, das Weiße Haus kündigte eine Stellungnahme Bidens zur Ukraine für Mittwochabend an.
„Ich habe immer gesagt, ich rechne damit, dass in Kürze eine Entscheidung fällt und davon gehe ich nach wie vor aus.“ – Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius (SPD) zu möglichen Leopard-Lieferungen an die Ukraine.
Das lachende huhn
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U.S. expected to send Abrams M-1 tanks to Ukraine in signal to Germany – Given their sophistication, complexity and training required, it could be months or even more than a year before they reach the battlefield.
US considering sending dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, officials say
One official said that the U.S. will commit to sending between 30 to 50 tanks to Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which means the U.S. will arrange for the contracting of the tanks with their manufacturer. That could mean the new tanks will not be able to be fielded for quite some time — possibly more than a year.
U.S. May Drop Opposition To Sending Abrams Tanks To Ukraine, Say Officials
The United States, in a reversal, appears to be dropping its opposition to sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and an announcement could come as soon as this week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on January 24