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30.01.2023 - 19:15 [ ukranews.com ]

American Abrams Tanks Will Not Arrive In Ukraine Until Year End And Without Secret Armor – Media

According to the statement, a batch of 31 Abrams М1А2 tanks intended for Ukraine will not be taken from the armed reserves of the United States. Washington intends to purchase them within the framework of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. At the same time, as journalists predict, Abrams М1А2 tanks will arrive in the country at the end of 2023 or in early 2024.

The publication explains such terms by the fact that the United States needs to create combat equipment from scratch, the armor of which will not consist of the usual depleted uranium.

30.01.2023 - 19:07 [ theHill.com ]

Germany warns against arms race as Ukraine pushes for missiles, jets 

The U.S. hasn’t shared any plans to send warplanes.

26.01.2023 - 13:06 [ New York Times ]

How Biden Reluctantly Agreed to Send Tanks to Ukraine

In interviews, European and American officials acknowledged that three months ago, it would have been inconceivable that Mr. Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany and leaders of other European nations would have contributed such heavy arms. But over time, they argued, the battlefield has changed and they believed the threat that President Vladimir V. Putin would reach for a tactical nuclear weapon to eviscerate Ukrainian forces has diminished.

25.01.2023 - 19:41 [ The Kyiv Independent / Nitter ]

U.S. President Joe Biden announced the decision to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine during a news briefing on Jan. 25. Training of Ukrainian soldiers will begin “as soon as possible,” he said, adding the delivery of the tanks could “take time.”

25.01.2023 - 19:34 [ TRT World Now / Nitter ]

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

25.01.2023 - 19:03 [ Frankfurter Allgemeine / Nitter ]

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.

25.01.2023 - 18:23 [ wpsdlocal6.com ]

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. 

25.01.2023 - 18:16 [ ORF.at ]

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.

25.01.2023 - 03:34 [ Steve Lessner / Twitter ]

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.

25.01.2023 - 03:26 [ ABC News ]

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.

25.01.2023 - 03:23 [ rferl.org ]

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

24.01.2023 - 15:07 [ Business Insider ]

This is the M1 Abrams, the powerful US battle tank that Kyiv wants but can‘t have

(Jan 21, 2023)

„I just don‘t think we‘re there yet,“ Colin Kahl, undersecretary for defense policy, said this week, „The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment,“ he argued. „It‘s expensive. It‘s hard to train on. It has a jet engine.“

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that given the cost to maintain the Abrams, it „just doesn‘t make sense to provide that to the Ukrainians at this moment,“ arguing that the British Challenger tanks and German Leopard tanks were better alternatives.

24.01.2023 - 14:56 [ New York Post ]

DC should send Ukraine M1 Abrams tanks and lead by example

(January 19, 2023)

A victory for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine would be a disastrous strategic blow to US interests in the region. That outweighs any concern about providing tanks, which (unlike missile systems) are far harder to use against targets within Russian territory. And the M1 Abrams is a battle-tested tool with diverse uses — especially in urban warfare, a key Ukrainian theater. 

24.01.2023 - 14:19 [ DefenseNews.com ]

Poland signs deal to buy 2nd batch of Abrams tanks

(Jan 4, 2023)

Officials said Poland is the first U.S. ally in Europe to be receiving Abrams tanks.

Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed the $1.4 billion deal at a military base in Wesola, near Warsaw. The agreement foresees the delivery of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks with related equipment and logistics starting this year.

23.01.2023 - 20:38 [ Michael McFaul, Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia 2012-2014 / Nitter ]

If Abrams tanks work in Poland, why cant they work in Ukraine? I understand the jet fuel and high maintenance constraints. And Leopards are better. But there‘s no military utility in deploying them in Ukraine? Really?

23.01.2023 - 19:18 [ @AZgeopolitics / Nitter ]

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that Italy is not participating in the discussion on sending tanks to Ukraine. „Italy, together with France, is dealing with the issue of the supply of missile defense systems, and work in this direction continues,“ he said

23.01.2023 - 19:13 [ @TalkTV / Nitter ]

Peter Hitchens warns that sending UK tanks to Ukraine could turn Europe into a radioactive graveyard: „The direction we‘re taking could lead us into a much more serious and wide-spread war than the one we now face.“

23.01.2023 - 18:48 [ Washington Examiner ]

Graham to Biden: ‘I am tired of the s***show,’ send US tanks so others will follow

“All three of us, one Republican and two Democrats, share the same goal — for Ukraine to drive the Russians out of Ukraine. To achieve that goal, the Ukrainian military needs tanks,” Graham said in remarks after meeting Zelensky. “I am tired of the s***show surrounding who is going to send tanks and when they are going to send them. …

23.01.2023 - 13:09 [ Fox News ]

Lawmakers call for sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine as Russia warns of ‚global catastrophe‘

Lawmakers upped the pressure on the Biden administration to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine on Sunday as Russian officials warned of a „global catastrophe“ if more powerful weapons are supplied to Kyiv. 

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend. 

23.01.2023 - 13:07 [ Reuters ]

American lawmakers urge U.S. to ship Abrams tanks to Ukraine

American lawmakers on Sunday pushed the U.S. government to export M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that even sending a symbolic number to Kyiv would be enough to push European allies to do the same.

21.01.2023 - 13:26 [ Reuters ]

U.S. officials advise Ukraine to wait on offensive, official says

The official, speaking to a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said the United States was holding fast to its decision not to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine at this time, amid a controversy with Germany over tanks.

21.01.2023 - 13:17 [ GlobeEcho.com ]

USA want to deliver more weapons – but no “Abrams”?

(Jan 19, 2023)

The reason for the American reluctance is the extensive maintenance and training on the battle tank. There was initially no official confirmation of this. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on US television: “We don’t want to burden our Ukrainian partners with systems they can’t use; systems they can’t fix; systems they can’t overhaul.”

21.01.2023 - 13:13 [ theHill.com ]

How US-German ‘bickering’ is blocking Ukraine’s push for tanks

The U.S. decision effectively prevents Ukraine getting tanks from other NATO allies as well, as Germany this week made clear it would only allow other countries to send German-made tanks if the U.S. commits its own M1 Abrams tank first.

20.01.2023 - 20:59 [ CNN ]

‚They have us over a barrel‘: Inside the US and German standoff over sending tanks to Ukraine

In recent days, German officials have indicated they won‘t send their Leopard tanks to Ukraine, or allow any other country with the German-made tanks in their inventory to do so, unless the US also agrees to send its M1 Abrams tanks to Kyiv — something the Pentagon has said for months it has no intention of doing given the logistical costs of maintaining them.

20.01.2023 - 20:56 [ ZDF ]

Leopard 2 an Abrams gekoppelt? : Pistorius: Kein Junktim mit den USA

(20.01.2023 11:03 Uhr)

Dass Deutschland die Lieferung von Leopard-Panzern an die Entsendung von US-Kampfpanzern vom Typ Abrams koppele, verneinte Pistorius dabei. „Das habe ich weder gesagt noch gemeint.“ Denen, die ein solches Junktim diskutierten, müsse er umgekehrt unterstellen, „dass das vielleicht nicht ganz reinen Gewissens passiert, denn jeder weiß, dass das nicht der Fall ist“.

20.01.2023 - 20:42 [ ZDF ]

Treffen in Ramstein : USA verkünden neue Hilfen – keine Kampfpanzer

(20.01.2023 11:20 Uhr)

Zum Auftakt des Treffens in Ramstein kündigt US-Verteidigungsminister Austin neue Militärhilfen für die Ukraine an – und sagt: „Wir müssen noch weitergehen.“