The United States and Germany are known to be diverging on tank support for Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently stressed several times in an undisclosed meeting that the United States must also provide tanks to Ukraine (for Germany to supply tanks), Reuters reported today (19th), citing unnamed sources. .
In response, Colin Carle, undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters on his way back from a recent visit to Ukraine that “we haven’t gotten there yet” about US M1 Abrams tank support for Ukraine.
White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre also asked a question about Germany’s reaction to the position yesterday (18th), saying, “President Biden said that each country should make its own independent and sovereign decision on what level of security support and what equipment it can provide to Ukraine.” I believe you do,” he replied.
In a video speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos yesterday (18th), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeatedly urged rapid aid, saying, “Western tank support must be faster than another Russian tank invasion.”
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln announced in a statement yesterday (18th) that Ukraine will provide additional funding of $125 million for the operation of energy infrastructure such as heating and electricity.
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*This article was sourced from Reuters.
