Biden administration officials eventually relented for a political agreement with Germany, in which Berlin would greenlight its Leopard 2 tanks to be sent to the country. initially refused to send the Abrams, arguing the weapon was too complicated and costly for Ukraine to maintain and repair on the battlefield. That comes after Washington’s announcement it would provide Ukraine with the advanced tanks after pleas from Kyiv for the vehicles. The United States last month said it plans to send 31 M1A1 tanks from Army stocks to Ukraine by this fall. ![]() ![]() The official also said that the latest $2.6 billion military aid package, announced earlier in the day, would include 120 mm tank ammunition to “support Ukraine’s newly formed armored tank battalions as well as Abrams tanks that the United States has committed.”
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