“If we do not have it readily within U.S. “We’re talking months, as opposed to weeks,” a senior Administration official told reporters ahead of Biden’s announcement.
military stocks so the hardware can quickly get to the Ukrainian frontlines. Ukraine has received much of its current American-made arsenal through another less cumbersome program that draws down on existing U.S. funding program to purchase weapons from contractors. It will all be procured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which is a U.S. The $400 million package includes funding for 31 Abrams tanks-the size of a Ukrainian tank battalion-ammunition rounds, support vehicles, and other equipment. “That’s what this is about,” he said, “helping Ukraine defend and protect Ukrainian land.” The influx of armor will “enhance Ukraine’s capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic objectives,” Biden said, calling Abrams “the most capable tanks in the world.” The policy turnaround is the latest sign the White House expects the conflict in Ukraine to last for many months or years, and signals Washington is prepared to support Ukraine in the fight for its duration. will provide 31 American-made battle tanks as part of a long-term plan to strengthen the Ukrainian army with advanced weaponry to fight invading Russian forces, which occupy vast swaths of eastern and southern Ukraine.
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the U.S. The Biden Administration reversed course on its policy stance on whether to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine after publicly arguing for weeks that such a move would hinder Ukrainian forces more than help. Some 500 Georgian, 650 US and 150 British troops are taking part in the drills, billed as the largest ever to be held in the Caucasus nation, which fought a brief war with Russia in 2008. M1A2 Abrams tank fires during the Noble Partner 2016 joint military exercise at the Vaziani training area outside Tbilisi on May 18, 2016.
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