US President Joe Biden said tank supplies pose 'no offensive threat' to Russia while Moscow warned that the 'extremely dangerous' move could escalate the confrontation.
US President Joe Biden , with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, announced the transfer of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine on 25 January 2023.The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 of its most advanced battle tanks after Germany broke a taboo with a similar announcement, moves hailed by Kyiv as a potential turning point in its battle to repel Russia's invasion.
President Joe Biden announced the US decision in remarks at the White House, saying the tanks were needed to help Ukrainians "improve their ability to manoeuvre in open terrain." Germany said it would send an initial company of 14 of its Leopard 2 tanks from its own stocks and also approve shipments by allied European states.
He tweeted: "Today the free world is united as never before for a common goal", which he described as the liberation of Ukraine. Moscow says supplies of modern offensive weaponry to Ukraine will only postpone what it says will be its inevitable victory.
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