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German defence minister meets American counterpart to discuss support for Kyiv ahead of Nato talks.

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It's expected to include for the first time nearly 100 Stryker combat vehicles and at least 50 Bradley armored vehicles to allow Ukrainian forces to move more ...

In addition to the Bradleys, the previous U.S. The battles are expected to intensify in the spring. German officials have conveyed their hesitance to allow allies to give Ukraine the German-made Leopards unless the U.S. Army has a large number of Strykers available to send. The United Kingdom announced last week that it will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, but the U.S. Poland has expressed readiness to provide a company of Leopard tanks. Ukraine has for months sought to be supplied with heavier tanks, including the U.S. It may or may not be the right system,” Kahl told reporters. The aid is also expected to include thousands of rounds of ammunition, including rockets for air defense systems. It runs on eight wheels, which makes it more nimble, speedy and fuel efficient than the Bradley. The Strykers and Bradleys are armored personnel carriers. An announcement is expected this week when defense leaders from the U.S., Europe and other regions gather in Germany to discuss military support for Ukraine.

The latest American military aid package amounts to $2.5 billion and includes nearly 100 Stryker combat vehicles.

He asked for a moment of silence to honor the victims of Grossi’s mission this week was to station inspectors at the other plants and to push to establish a The crash left a void at the top of the ministry just as Kyiv prepares for a possible Russian offensive in the spring and endures a barrage of missile and drone attacks on its energy infrastructure. [Paul Whelan](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/us/politics/paul-whelan-russia.html), is in prison in Russia on charges of spying that he and the U.S. “Against thousands of tanks available to the Russian Federation, the courage of our military and motivation of the Ukrainian people are not enough.” A new episode of “The Daily” podcast looks at how, and why, that has started to change over the past few weeks. The weather was warmer than usual, as it has been in much of Europe, and the snow that typically coats the nearby ski slopes has yet to materialize this season. [arm Kyiv](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/world/europe/stryker-vehicles-pentagon-ukraine.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) [have stepped up](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/podcasts/the-daily/ukraine-russia-war-weapons.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)in recent weeks as the war enters a critical phase. [delegation](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/16/world/russia-ukraine-news) including Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman; Jon Finer, the principal deputy national security adviser; and Colin H. The attack prompted [renewed calls for Moscow to be charged with war crimes](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/world/europe/ukraine-dnipro-russia-strike.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). Ukraine’s government has been calling for tanks on top of earlier packages of military aid from allies in the United States and Europe that included aircraft, air defense systems to protect against Russian missile and drone attacks and longer-range artillery. Germany has also been under pressure to authorize the delivery of German-made [Leopard 2 battle tanks](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/19/world/russia-ukraine-news#us-and-german-defense-officials-meet-amid-debate-over-sending-tanks-to-ukraine) to Ukraine.

The US is set to finalize a huge military aid package for Ukraine totaling approximately $2.5 billion worth of weaponry, including for the first time ...

“We are very optimistic that we will make progress on this requirement by the end of the week,” the official added. It would not be something that you can just, ‘Hey we field Abrams to you today and you’re fighting with it tomorrow.’ That’s not even in the realm of the possible.” Austin is in Berlin on Thursday and will meet with the German defense minister. Instead of a single country unilaterally stepping out far ahead of others, the alliance has stayed in close coordination, using the monthly Ukraine Contact Group meetings to find and organize shipments of weapons. Hoffmann added that Germany is in close contact with the US, France, the UK, Poland and Spain about ongoing military assistance to Ukraine. “We are attempting to help Ukraine transform as fast as they can into better, capable, newer advanced weapons systems that are more deadly on the battlefield,” said retired Lt. The US is expected to send Ukraine more ammunition for its artillery systems and HIMARS rocket systems that have been consistent in recent aid packages. So the moral imperative is to bring this to a conclusion.” Combined with the Strykers, it marks a significant escalation in the armored vehicles the US has committed to Ukraine in its fight against Russia. But critics say the time is now as Ukraine braces for the possibility Russia will mobilize more troops and launch a new offensive. The US has begun supplying refurbished Soviet-era T-72 tanks, but modern western tanks are a generation ahead in terms of their ability to target enemy positions. They are both lighter and faster than Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which the Pentagon announced it is sending to Ukraine for the first time earlier this month.

The Pentagon is expected to provide, for the first time, Stryker fighting vehicles in anticipation of a coming offensive.

The cages added to the vehicle’s weight and dimensions, accelerating the wear and tear they endured. [first reported last week](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/09/pentagon-stryker-combat-vehicles-ukraine-00077083) that the transfer of U.S. News organizations including The Washington Post have asked to observe training conducted by U.S. “To enable the Ukrainians to break through given Russian defenses, the emphasis has been shifted to enabling them to combine fire and maneuver in a way that will prove to be more effective.” Strykers have main armaments like heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers, with hatches that allow soldiers to stand up inside the vehicle and look outward to defend its flanks. military facility in Germany to help them change the dynamics of the battlefield, U.S. It is not the easiest system to maintain,” Kahl said. As winter has taken hold, the fighting has concentrated in the south and east, degrading into a violent slugfest where both sides are suffering steep losses for modest gains. The next tranche of aid also will include a substantial restock of ammunition for howitzers and rocket artillery, they said, and more mine-resistant vehicles. The war has entered a phase, U.S. [large-scale, combined arms training](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/15/us-military-ukraine-training-germany-grafenwoehr/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10) that several hundred Ukrainian soldiers are receiving at a U.S. It would mark the first time the Pentagon has supplied Ukraine with such vehicles.

While the next tranche will include additional artillery, ammunition and armor — likely Stryker armored combat vehicles — the U.S. is not expected to sign off ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. He declined to comment on any upcoming aid package from the U.S. Other countries that field the German tanks, such as Spain and Norway, have not commented publicly on the matter, though Spain expressed a willingness to send some Leopards last summer. In a sign the U.S. The reluctance is due to the logistical and maintenance challenges of the tanks, and not over concern that their transfer could escalate the conflict, one of the U.S. But Ukraine is still pleading for Western tanks on top of the U.K.’s Challengers. This month, the U.S. The White House has not yet signed off on the package, which is still being finalized and could change this week. and the Netherlands agreed to spend $90 million to upgrade around 90 Soviet-era T-72 tanks operated by the Czech Republic for shipment to Ukraine. You never know, that judgment at some point could change, but we’re not there yet on the ATACMs,” Kahl told reporters after a trip to Kyiv this weekend. While the next tranche will include additional artillery, ammunition and armor — likely Stryker armored combat vehicles — the U.S. officials and another person familiar with the discussions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send 90 Stryker combat vehicles and an additional 59 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine, in addition to hundreds of ...

The U.S. sends the Abrams. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.

The Pentagon says the U.S. will send 90 Stryker combat vehicles and an additional 59 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine, in addition to hundreds of ...

The U.S. The new aid package brings total U.S. The $2.5 billion package is one of several recent multibillion-dollar announcements of aid for Ukraine as the U.S. The two armored vehicles serve different purposes. sends the Abrams. It is the latest aid package timed to help Ukraine push back against Russia's entrenched forward lines.

The United States on Thursday announced a huge $2.5 billion weapons package for Ukraine, including 90 Stryker combat vehicles, the first time Washington has ...

commits the Abrams first. [Overnight Defense](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/) [Defense](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/) [Defense](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/) [Defense](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/) [See All](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/) Russia is battering Ukraine with a rolling barrage of missile and drone strikes aimed at civilian target sand energy infrastructure. The U.S. There are also fears Russia is preparing for a renewed offensive. The new lethal assistance — announced a day ahead of a gathering of top Western military officials for the Ukraine Contact Group in Germany — includes hundreds of armored vehicles, thousands of artillery rounds and new Avenger air defense systems pulled from U.S.

The Pentagon announced a $2.5 billion Ukraine security package on Thursday, including for the first time Stryker armored vehicles and more Bradley fighting ...

German officials have indicated they won’t send their Leopard tanks to Ukraine, or allow any other country with the German-made tanks in their inventory to do so, unless the US also agrees to send its M1 Abrams tanks to Kyiv – something the Pentagon has said for months it has no intention of doing given the logistical costs of maintaining them. “And this isn’t about a news cycle or what’s symbolically valuable, it’s what will actually help Ukraine on the battlefield.” The US has now committed $26.7 billion to Ukraine in security aid since the beginning of the war nearly a year ago. The new aid also includes ammunition for the HIMARS rocket system that Ukraine has used to great effect against Russian weapons depots and command posts, as well as additional munitions and systems for aerial defense. We have seen incredible solidarity from our allies and partners, including at today’s Ukraine Defense Contact Group, and we applaud the more than 50 countries who have come together to make significant contributions to support Ukraine,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. In announcing the latest aid package, the Biden administration said such attacks “again demonstrate the devastating impact of Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine.”

For the first time, the package includes 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers. Among other items, there are 59 more Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, more ...

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