RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: The United States and its allies failed during talks in Germany to convince Berlin to provide its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, a key demand from Kyiv as it tries to breath new momentum into its fight against Russian forces. As protesters in Berlin called on their govern
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: The United States and its allies failed during talks in Germany to convince Berlin to provide its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, a key demand from Kyiv as it tries to breath new momentum into its fight against Russian forces.
As the talks concluded, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged Kyiv will have to keep fighting to ensure it has enough heavy armour. But he said the Ramstein meeting, which ended with billions of dollars in commitments, would strengthen Ukraine's resilience. "There are good reasons for the deliveries and there are good reasons against, and in view of the entire situation of a war that has been ongoing for almost one year, all pros and cons must be weighed very carefully," he said, without elaborating on the reasons.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Ukraine was well-equipped even without the Leopards. The United States announced a new package of US$2.5 billion in military aid ahead of Friday's talks, including Stryker armoured personnel carriers and more Bradley fighting vehicles.At the White House, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby denied there was any"arm-twisting" of Germany."The Leopard tank is a terrific system - very, very modern, very effective.
Since the start of the war, Scholz's government has repeatedly expressed caution about sending Kyiv progressively more advanced weapons systems before eventually sending them anyway.
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