Berlin has yet to signal whether it will lift a veto on its Leopard tanks being sent to Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a sign of mounting frustration,Russia has responded to the prospect of more weapons for Kyiv with threats of escalation. Mr Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of President Vladimir Putin who stood in as president from 2008-2012 when Mr Putin took a hiatus to act as prime minister,“The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” Mr Medvedev said. “Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends.
Tying the Leopards to US Abrams tanks could shift the onus onto Washington. Mr Colin Kahl, the Pentagon’s top policy adviser, said on Wednesday Abrams tanks were not likely to be included in Washington’s next massive US$2 billion military aid package, to be headlined by Stryker and Bradley armoured vehicles.
A Ukrainian serviceman works to repair an armoured vehicle near the front-line town of Kreminna, Ukraine, on Jan 10, 2023. PHOTO: NYTIMESUkraine and Russia have both relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tanks, which have been destroyed in their hundreds in 11 months of fighting. Kyiv says better armed and protected Western tanks would give its troops the mobile firepower to drive out Russian troops in decisive battles.
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Berlin will allow exports of German tanks to Ukraine if US sends its tanks, says sourceGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed the stipulation several times behind closed doors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Poland wants allies to send up to 100 tanks to support UkraineThe German government is in position to unlock dozens of Leopard tanks for Ukraine, which could significantly boost Kyiv’s capabilities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Zelensky calls for speed from allies in helping Ukraine at Davos talks“Tyranny is outpacing democracies,” he tells World Economic Forum in Davos. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Powerful Leopard: German tank long sought by UkraineIf Kyiv receives about 100 of them, the effect would be “significant”, say observers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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US, German defence ministers meet as differences emerge over tanks for UkraineBERLIN: United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will press Germany's new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday (Jan 19) to allow for the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine, US officials said, as the two countries remained at loggerheads over the issue. Germany will allow German-made tanks
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