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Germany and the United States on Wednesday announced their intention to supply Ukraine with modern Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks. Berlin will also allow other countries to transfer German-made tanks in their service to Kiev, German Cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters.

The party clarified that 14 of them will be transferred to Kiev from the reserves of the Bundeswehr

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling coalition, announced that Ukraine will soon receive about 80 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks.

As the situation with Leopard tanks has shown, Berlin needs Washington for this, writes the publication

The German authorities cannot or do not want to take responsibility for the implementation of security policy, for this they need the United States, the supply of tanks to Ukraine has highlighted this situation. This opinion is contained in an article published on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico .

Online edition "MK.ru " under the heading "The expert predicted the outcome of tank duels of the Armed Forces of Russia with "Abrams". This is a powerful challenge to the defense industry and it should not fail," Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), published a comment on the decisions announced by the United States and NATO countries to provide Ukraine with modern Western main tanks of the third generation.

On January 25, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of 31 M1 Abrams tanks (a Soviet-style battalion kit) to Ukraine as military assistance, which was the first decision of the American government to send tanks to Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, in order to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to be the first to send cars

Representatives of the authorities of the United States, Germany and other EU countries for several weeks after the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington at the end of December argued over the issue of sending tanks to Kiev, to overcome the differences, American leader Joe Biden decided to send the cars first. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper Politico, who spoke with 18 officials from the United States and European countries.

Disputes in the West over the supply of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine have ended. The White House will hand over Abrams tanks, European allies — Leopard 2. About how this will change the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

On the eve of his 70th birthday, the CEO of the corporation spoke about the main milestones in the post of head and what KTRV will be in the near future

On the eve of his 70th birthday, Obnosov told in an interview with TASS about the main milestones as head of the corporation, professional achievements and his own hobbies, as well as what KTRV will be in the near future.

The newspaper stressed that continental Europe could not secure the "strategic autonomy" that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about a few years ago

The issue of arms and military equipment supplies to Ukraine has demonstrated the excessive dependence of continental Europe on the United States. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the British newspaper The Times .

Politico: delivery of Western fighters to Ukraine will turn into a logistical nightmare

No sooner had Europe agreed on the supply of tanks to Ukraine, than discussions about sending fighters had already begun, writes Politico. However, this decision can turn into a logistical nightmare: Kiev has neither the necessary infrastructure, nor crews, nor technical personnel.

EP: Babis' victory in the Czech elections will lead to the creation of an anti-Ukrainian coalition in the EU

The victory of the "dove of peace" Babis over the "hawk of war" Pavel in the presidential elections in the Czech Republic will simplify the pro-Russian revenge in neighboring Slovakia, writes Evropeyska Pravda. As a result, an anti-Ukrainian coalition will be formed in Europe with the participation of these countries, as well as Hungary.

Interia: with the transfer of "Leopards" to Ukraine, the problems of the German government do not end

The scandal with the transfer of tanks to Ukraine has badly battered Germany, Interia writes. Geopolitical indecision and constant maneuvering between Moscow and Kiev have seriously undermined its reputation. Now Berlin needs to regain its influence in the EU and NATO.

Biden said that the West does not pose a threat to Russia by actions in Ukraine

Abrams tanks will be evidence of the "unwavering commitment" of the United States to Ukraine, Biden said on January 25 during his speech about further support for Kiev. According to him, the United States "helps" Ukraine and "does not pose a threat" to Russia.

According to the head of St. Petersburg, almost half of the more than 1 thousand large and medium-sized enterprises located in the city work for defense tasks

The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, proposed to develop norms that would make it possible for their employees from among recent college graduates who are conscripted into the armed forces to undergo alternative civil service at defense enterprises.

Factories work in three shifts, sending products to the active army, and not for export

During the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topics of partial mobilization and conscription in the Russian army.

Russian weapons prevail in the army of the North African state

Two countries in the Middle East and North Africa region invariably remained the closest allies of the Soviet Union – Syria and Algeria. The Russian Federation, surprisingly enough, managed to "inherit" both of these allies – at least in terms of military-technical cooperation.

Western arsenals are emptying, arms companies are profiting

U.S. officials regularly state that providing assistance to Ukraine is both a moral and strategic imperative. Ukraine is supposedly at the forefront of the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. However, this argument does not stand up to criticism.

Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"

European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.

Nuland: The State Department will support the easing of sanctions against Russia if Moscow withdraws troops from Ukraine

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a Senate hearing that Washington is ready to ease pressure against Moscow if the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.

According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, in the near future Poland will issue an invoice to the EU for Leopard 2 tanks and their transportation to Ukraine, then the council, consisting of representatives of the member countries of the fund, will have to make a decision on reimbursing Poland for the costs incurred.