Tag: Tank
Why France is hesitating when it comes to supplying main battle tanks
Paris In early January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of AMX-10 RC armored reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine. A day after Macron, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) then agreed to…
Tanks in Ukraine: Stryker, Challenger
Berlin Now it’s official: Germany is sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and according to media reports the US government wants to deliver Abrams main battle tanks. The…
Biden saves Germany – but willingness has its limits
Joe Biden (left) and Olaf Scholz The US President and the German Chancellor have announced tank deliveries. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US President is particularly emphasizing his respect for the…
Reversal of roles: White House justifies tank change of course
The US wants to provide Ukraine with 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks. Good morning, dear readers, in the past few days and weeks it was the federal government that…
Biden saves Germany – but willingness has its limits
Joe Biden (left) and Olaf Scholz The US President and the German Chancellor have announced tank deliveries. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US President is particularly emphasizing his respect for the…
Tank deliveries to Ukraine: why Greece hesitates
Greek Leopard 2 tank Greece does not want to weaken its own army because threats from Turkey have increased. (Photo: imago images/cover images) Athens Ten days ago, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…
Tank deliveries do not make Germany a war party
Biden: Main battle tank supply not an offensive threat to Russia According to US President Joe Biden, the delivery of main battle tanks to Ukraine is not an “offensive threat…
USA deliver 31 Abrams tanks and praise Germany’s “remarkable turnaround”.
Washington After weeks of hesitation, the US has decided to supply tanks to Ukraine. A battalion of 31 M1 Abrams tanks is planned to support Ukraine on the battlefield in…
Did the Chancellor’s calculation work?
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has prevailed: the USA is now also supplying battle tanks. But Germany has faced a great deal of criticism with its condition that it only deliver Leopard…
USA deliver 31 Abrams tanks and praise Germany’s “remarkable turnaround”.
Washington After weeks of hesitation, the US has decided to supply tanks to Ukraine. A battalion of 31 M1-Abrams tanks is planned to support Ukraine on the battlefield in the…
These main battle tanks are supplied by Germany and the USA
Berlin, Brussels, Washington After months of demands from Ukraine and numerous international criticism, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave in: Germany wants to support Ukraine with initially 14 Leopard 2 main…
Ukraine & Russia Response to Tank Delivery
Riga On Wednesday afternoon, the federal government finally gave its green light for the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The reactions to this give an idea of what…
Tank deliveries to the Ukraine: Ex-General Domröse in an interview
Berlin Former Army General Hans-Lothar Domröse has welcomed the German decision to join other nations in supplying main battle tanks to Ukraine. If almost 100 tanks came together in the…
Pro-Russian hackers threaten retaliation for tank decision
Reichstag in Berlin Pro-Russian hackers have called for cyber attacks against targets in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Riga, Dusseldorf Pro-Russian hackers are threatening retaliation for the announced delivery of German Leopard…
Germany delivers 14 Leopard tanks to Ukraine
14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks The goal is to quickly assemble two tank battalions with Leopard 2 tanks, the government spokesman said. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany is supplying Ukraine…
Selenski emphasizes reluctance to reports about tank deliveries
Volodymyr Zelensky “It’s not about five or ten or fifteen tanks. The need is greater.” (Photo: obs) Kyiv, Moscow Refined restraint instead of unbridled joy: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has…
The US is moving in the tank dispute – but the deliveries could take months
Washington The US government was unusually reticent when the first reports of American tank deliveries leaked out. “We have nothing to announce at this time,” spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on…
Tank decision in Berlin: The Leopards are loose
Good morning, dear readers, The decision was made yesterday evening: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to deliver Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine. As the “Spiegel” first reported, it…
Ukraine – situation in the morning: Selenski grateful for tank deliveries
Volodymyr Zelensky “It’s not about five or ten or fifteen tanks. The need is greater.” (Photo: obs) Kyiv, Moscow Refined restraint instead of unbridled joy: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has…
The Chancellor has forged a powerful tank alliance with US President Joe Biden.
Olaf Scholz on Tuesday in Berlin The chancellor is responsible, not the opposition. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Shortly after the Ukraine Contact Group meeting in Ramstein, Timothy Garton-Ash taunted the Chancellor.…