Latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time Bradley armored vehicles
A US army Bradley vehicle is seen in Riga, Latvia, in 2019. The direct assistance for Ukraine includes 50 Bradleys.A US army Bradley vehicle is seen in Riga, Latvia, in 2019. The direct assistance for Ukraine includes 50 Bradleys.The White House has announced a new $3.75bn military assistance package to helpThe latest tranche of assistance. The armored carrier is used to transport troops to combat and is known as a “tank-killer” because of the anti-tank missile it can fire.
The White House national security council spokesman, John Kirby, said the Bradleys will be particularly useful to Ukraine in ongoing heavy fighting in largely rural areas of eastern Ukraine. Germany announced its intention to send the Marder APCs following a phone call between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Scholz has long been wary of pressure to supply the Marder and other, heavier western-made vehicles such as tanks, insisting that Germany would not go it alone with such deliveries. Officials noted that other countries had not supplied any. But this week, France, the US and Germany all announced plans to send comparable armored vehicles that fall short of tanks.
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