Russia-Ukraine War: American officials said that the US is inclined to agree to supply “M1 Abrams” type tanks to the Ukrainian army, as reported this evening (Tuesday) in the “Wall Street Journal”. According to the report, the shipment is part of an attempt to convince Germany to agree and equip Ukraine with the supplier small number of “Leopard 2” type tanks, as well as other countries such as Poland, which also own the German tank.
The newspaper reported that the deal will address a rift between the US and Germany and other European countries, in the context of the discourse surrounding the supply of tanks to Ukraine. This, in the context of the report that Kyiv is preparing a counter-attack, with the aim of regaining control over territories occupied by Russia. The change in the US position comes following the president’s announcement, Joe Bidento the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Schulzin which he agreed to check whether the option of supplying US-made tanks is an action that goes against the Pentagon’s position.
M1 Abrams tank (Photo: Vertical)In the meantime, a senior German official said that the issue was subject to intense negotiations with Washington for more than a week, and it seems that it is on the way to a solution. The report comes after the United States informed Ukraine last week that it is rejecting the supply of “Abrams” tanks, as part of military aid in the war against Russia. As mentioned, Germany has also decided for the time being to prevent the shipment of the “Laford” type tanks from other western countries, which were produced by it.
The German tank is in service in 13 European countries, including Poland and Finland, which was first built in 1979 and has since been upgraded several times. In Europe there is an agreement to re-export some tanks to Kiev, but Germany’s approval is required. Representatives of the countries that own these tanks met to discuss the issue. In total, there are about 2,000 Leopard tanks deployed across Europe.