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Ukrainians Demonstrate Training on Leopard Tanks in Poland
SWIETOSZOW, Poland — One by one, Leopard tanks crewed by Ukrainian troops and their Polish instructors zipped up a muddy field, bouncing over deep ruts and cresting a low dirt berm. They stopped, fired a smoke grenade, then raced back in reverse to ...
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A plan by Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands aims to get some Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine ‘within months.’
Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced a joint initiative on Tuesday to send around 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, some of which could arrive “within a few months.” That is a far shorter timeline than the more advanced tanks Ukraine’s ...
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What Weapons Is Ukraine Getting, and Will They Arrive in Time?
Kyiv has been promised scores of tanks and other armor, and the longest range munitions yet. But with a looming Russian offensive, a race is on to get the matériel to the battlefield.
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Germany says it will allow the export of older Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine.
BERLIN — Germany has agreed to allow the export of its Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Friday, creating an opportunity for increased tank transfers to Ukraine as battles intensify in the country’s east. The Leopard 1 ...
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Newyork
Who Is the Man Leading Germany?
HAMBURG, Germany — After months of indecision, hand-wringing and uncertainty, Germany last week committed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The delay was a measure of the decision’s significance. For a country long wary of active military ...
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Ukraine Urges Allies to Speed Up Delivery of Weaponry
“We have to make time our weapon,” President Volodymyr of Zelensky declared as Ukrainians girded for an expected Russian offensive.
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World
Tanks Alone Won’t Turn the Tide of the War in Ukraine
The United States will have to step up its training program to ensure the Ukrainian military can use all the Western-provided equipment effectively.
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As Ukraine awaits promised tanks from the West, the fighting continues.
The fall of the small mining town of Soledar to Russian forces on Wednesday drove home Ukraine’s argument that it will need Western tanks the United States and Europe recently promised to send to counter an expected Russian assault this spring. The ...
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How Biden Reluctantly Agreed to Send Tanks to Ukraine
The decision unlocked a flow of heavy arms from Europe and inched the United States and its NATO allies closer to direct conflict with Russia.
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Germany’s chancellor faced pressure at home and abroad over sending Ukraine tanks.
The debate over providing Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine was something of a test for Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, with some German politicians and European leaders arguing that Berlin was not only missing a chance for leadership in Europe, but also ...