![]() ![]() ![]() They have proven their utility in offensive and defensive roles, when used wisely, as the Ukrainians have shown. ![]() Whether western main battle tanks are provided should be beyond debate after 11 months of this war. The main battle tank issue is just the latest in a series of military aid issues. ![]() These debates have raged Europe and the US. But the Ukrainians need larger quantities of more advanced tanks to conduct the offensives to come in 2023 (and beyond).īut from the very beginning of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine there have been many arguments over the provision of weapons and technologies to Ukraine. To be fair, countries like Poland and the Czech Republic stand out for the provision of hundreds of of their own main battle tanks so far. What nation serious about its security in the 21st century will want to partner with the Germans after this appalling deficit of leadership and strategic courage?įinally, it is torturous because Ukrainian soldiers are dying on the battlefield because they are being forced to use much older Soviet-era tanks. Not only has he procrastinated for months on the dispatch of these vehicles to Ukraine, he has declined to allow third parties to transfer their Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. It is torturous too because of the total lack of courage and will from the leader of Germany. It was an excuse entirely absent when these tanks were sold to Iraq, Egypt and Australia - all of whom possess very light military logistic capabilities. It has been difficult for several reasons.įirst, the lack of evidence in the excuses emerging from the US about their main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, as ‘too complex’ to support in Ukraine. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a torturous debate in Europe and the United States over the provision of modern, western main battle tanks to Ukraine. Ukrainian tank driver - ready to advance (Source: on Twitter) ![]()
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