Germany cleared the way today for Europe to send scores of battle tanks to Ukraine, and Washington is poised make a similar announcement.
BERLIN — Germany cleared the way on Wednesday for Europe to send scores of battle tanks to Ukraine, and Washington was poised to make a similar announcement — moves hailed by Kyiv as a potential turning point inKyiv has been calling for months for Western main battle tanks that would give its forces greater firepower, protection and mobility to break through Russian defensive lines and potentially reclaim territory occupied by the invaders.
The overall aim would be to supply Ukraine with two battalions of Leopards, typically comprising three or four companies, each with around 14 tanks. Germany's decision immediately paves the way for pledges from other countries that also use the same tanks. Russia's embassy in Germany denounced Berlin's "extremely dangerous decision," which it said could draw Germany into the war — something Berlin explicitly denied. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any U.S. tanks sent to Ukraine would "burn like all the rest."
In the past week, Russia has ramped up its threats, with Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, saying openly that a nuclear power that faced defeat could use nuclear weapons. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki tweeted a message of thanks to Scholz for a "big step towards stopping Russia."
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