President Biden Announces The US Will Send An Entire Battalion Of 31 M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine

Daily Mail: Biden will send 31 Abrams tanks worth $400M to Ukraine: White House adds to Zelensky's arsenal after diplomatic row with Germany

* Biden speaks from the White House Wednesday on 'continued support'

* It follows Germany's announcement of its plan to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks

* US officials say German Leopard 2 tanks are better suited to local conditions

The Biden administration is sending an entire battalion of 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, yielding to President Volodymyr Zelensky's push for heavy armor to counter Russia's nearly yearlong invasion.

President Joe Biden announced the latest tranche of lethal military aide at the White House, after a complicated diplomatic dance that has seen Germany announce its own decision to send 14 tanks to Kiev, with more on the way.

The US is providing 500 armored vehicles as part of the package.

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WNU Editor: Sending a few dozen Abrams tanks is not going to change the dynamics of the war, a fact that even Ukraine President Zelensky himself said publicly in a nightly address last week.

On a side note. President Biden was confused at today's tank announcement. He forgot his Defense Secretary's name, and he mislabeled Ukraine as the aggressor .... Biden mislabels Ukraine as aggressor while announcing tanks to Kyiv (NYPost).

President Biden Announces The US Will Send An Entire Battalion Of 31 M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine

Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine -- AP

Live: US to send Ukraine 31 Abrams tanks in major reversal -- France 24

In reversal, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine -- Defense News

US to Send 31 M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine -- Defense One

US joins Germany in sending battle tanks to Ukraine -- BBC

US to deliver M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine -- DW

US will send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Biden announces -- Al Jazeera

U.S. to Provide 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Amid Russian Warnings -- Moscow Times

Biden makes Ukraine tank announcement -- RT

Biden: US to Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, Training to Start ASAP -- Sputnik

This is what you're up against now, Putin: How America's Abrams, Germany's Leopard 2 and Britain's Challenger compare to Russia's outdated T-72 tanks as they are sent to help defend Ukraine -- Daily Mail

What is the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Biden Wants to Send to Ukraine? -- Sputnik

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