* Biden speaks from the White House Wednesday on 'continued support'
* It follows Germany's announcement of its plan to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks
* US officials say German Leopard 2 tanks are better suited to local conditions
The Biden administration is sending an entire battalion of 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, yielding to President Volodymyr Zelensky's push for heavy armor to counter Russia's nearly yearlong invasion.
President Joe Biden announced the latest tranche of lethal military aide at the White House, after a complicated diplomatic dance that has seen Germany announce its own decision to send 14 tanks to Kiev, with more on the way.
The US is providing 500 armored vehicles as part of the package.
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WNU Editor: Sending a few dozen Abrams tanks is not going to change the dynamics of the war, a fact that even Ukraine President Zelensky himself said publicly in a nightly address last week.
On a side note. President Biden was confused at today's tank announcement. He forgot his Defense Secretary's name, and he mislabeled Ukraine as the aggressor .... Biden mislabels Ukraine as aggressor while announcing tanks to Kyiv (NYPost).
President Biden Announces The US Will Send An Entire Battalion Of 31 M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine
Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine -- AP
Live: US to send Ukraine 31 Abrams tanks in major reversal -- France 24
In reversal, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine -- Defense News
US to Send 31 M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine -- Defense One
US joins Germany in sending battle tanks to Ukraine -- BBC
US to deliver M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine -- DW
US will send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Biden announces -- Al Jazeera
U.S. to Provide 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Amid Russian Warnings -- Moscow Times
Biden makes Ukraine tank announcement -- RT
Biden: US to Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, Training to Start ASAP -- Sputnik
What is the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Biden Wants to Send to Ukraine? -- Sputnik
10 comments:
The American tanks will join the German, Polish and British tanks. So more than few dozen.
But when has WNU been honest about Russia?
He's having a hard time reading the teleprompter
Thirty one Abrams, 14 German Leopard 2, 14 Challenger 2 plus perhaps another 100 Leopard 2 from twelve other countries if latest reports are accurate total perhaps 160 tanks, i.e. slightly less than two American armored brigades. These will possibly be using two different type of fuel (JP for Abrams and diesel for Leopard and Challenger). The Abrams can run on diesel but not as well as on JP. They will also be using two different types of ammo as while Abrams and Leopard have the same smoothbore gun, the Challenger has a rifled gun. There is also the issue of operating multiple variants of Leopard 2 coming from twelve countries.
It might be better logistically to ever so politely refuse the Challengers. Having separate ammo for just 14 tanks is not worth the problem.
Unless the numbers are increased by a large factor, these tanks will be like King Tigers in World War 2, very useful but eventually hunted down by swarms of smaller but more numerous Russian tanks from their reserve parks.
The president also cautioned that the move was 'going to take time' – a reference to the complex training involved with the weapons system, which he described as 'extremely complex to operate and maintain.'
These tanks will never leave NATO territory. Uke soldiers will go train on some elsewhere for a few months while things unravel back home. The whole thing is merely a bit of theater. A "promise" intended to twist Germany's arm and appear as if Washington is meeting Scholz's challenge for any escalatory steps to only happen in parallel with both countries.
Dave G.
He reads it and he says smaret things. Easy to belittle someone but ask yourself why the so-gifted Trump lost to him!
Exactly , Spain , finland , Norway, latvia have now pledged Leo 2 . Factor Bradly with tows , Marders with Carl Gustav , AMX 30 tank killers , you will be looking at 100s of units plus ld expect the LeClercs to be announced ced soon too.
Dave G,
Trump lost due to fraud. The establishment has a catch 22 with elections. they tell you there is not enough time to try cases from the 1st week of November to the 2nd week of December. they give you 5 weeks to gather evidence and make a case. Of course the fraudsters cover their tracks.
One such fraud is to set addresses for mail in ballots to invalid addresses, mail the ballots and then set the addresses to to correct ones in the database before anyone investigates. very easy to cover you tracks.
After an absurdly short time to make s case they tell you that it is water under the bridge.
On top of that you have partisan judges rejecting anything and everything on a partisan bases.
You have intimidated judges. Kavanaugh on SCOTUS is clearly intimidated.
You have useless Republican like the RNC chair Rhonda who appears that her qualification to be chair is that she is related to Romney.
dave g
give up the fantasy. Trump lost and by many votes. Barr knows it. the Supreme court knows it. all the challenges about the so-called fraud lost in all court cases.Now if you truly believe Trump won then you are not worth arguing with. We are now two years into the Biden term, and every challenge went against Trump. Give it up. Reality is not always nice, I know, but is real, unlike the bs world you seem to inhabit
9:35 you made yourself dizzy
I didn't say a word about trump. Biden is going downhill in a hurry.
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