Top members of Biden’s national security team - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Biden has spoken with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz multiple times this month about providing assistance to Ukraine, and the two nations announced last month that they would send Patriot missile systems to help defend Ukrainian cities, said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. and European leaders, particularly the Germans, who have long resisted sending their own Leopard 2 tanks. The news comes after weeks of discussions between U.S. will now sign contracts for the 31 Abrams tanks, along with 120mm rounds and other ammunition, eight tactical recovery vehicles, other support vehicles and equipment, training, maintenance and sustainment, according to the State Department. “These tanks are further evidence of our enduring, unflagging commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces.”īiden approved the tanks as part of a $400 million procurement through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a fund set aside by Congress to support Ukraine.
He was wrong,” Biden said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expected our support for Ukraine to crumble with time. “Putin expected Europe and the United States to weaken our resolve.
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