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The meeting comes as Germany faces mounting pressure to provide Kyiv with its Leopard 2 tanks and allow the transfer of other Leopards from NATO member ...

The battles are expected to intensify in the spring. The Leopard and Challenger are "a little bit easier to maintain," Singh said. It was unclear if the tank issue came up during his initial session with Austin. It was announced Thursday by the Pentagon. "It's more of a sustainment issue. At a Pentagon briefing Thursday, spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the Leopard and Challenger are not comparable to the Abrams because the Abrams is much harder to maintain and would not be a good fit.

Defense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they ...

The U.S. The battles are expected to intensify in the spring. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were expected to discuss the latest massive package of aid the U.S. “This is a very, very bloody war and there’s significant casualties on both sides,” he said. But there have been no signs the U.S. “And I truly believe that they’ll continue to be a reliable ally going forward.” It was announced Thursday by the Pentagon. Ukrainian leaders have criticized Germany for what they see as holding back critical assistance in the war. I don’t know how the decision will look.” The defense leaders opened their day hearing an impassioned plea for more military aid from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. … I am very sure that there will be a decision in the short term but … Despite pleas from Ukrainian officials, Germany has so far resisted mounting pressure to quickly supply Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, or at least clear the way for other countries, such as Poland, to deliver them from their own stocks.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday made an emotional plea to Western allies, imploring them to end a simmering ...

It must be trained and prepared to serve as the “breakthrough formation” in the next major counteroffensive, he added. Ukraine has kept some of its old, Soviet-era T-72 tanks in the war, he added, but there is a “finite limit” to how long that can last. The main effort for Ukraine, he said, is likely to be an effort to cut off and then take back Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia seized and annexed in 2014. “We believe that the provision of modern tanks will significantly help and improve the Ukrainians’ ability to … “None of us can yet say when a decision will be made and what the decision will look like,” he said. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters this week in a conference call that the training goes “hand-in-hand” with the provision of tanks to Ukraine. There is a “very, very short time” to assemble the equipment, train troops to use it, and launch an offensive, he added, saying: “It will be a very, very heavy lift. is to provide the capability that Ukraine needs to be successful in the near term.” He listed the number of armored vehicles the coalition has already sent and agreed to send, including recently announced American Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker armored vehicles. In his remarks to the senior military representatives from dozens of countries, Zelensky, speaking by video, said that “Hundreds of ‘thank you’ are not hundreds of tanks. Pistorius told the session that Berlin continues to weigh the pros and cons of sending tanks. Germany holds a key position in whether large numbers of battle tanks from allies are sent, leverage that appears to have frustrated some of the allies. Noting that Germany’s new defense minister, Boris Pistorius, had told the gathering that “they have not made a decision,” U.S.

Updated at 6:12 p.m., Central European Time. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday asked allied defense leaders gathered here ...

“We support Ukraine in a very big measure, and we will continue to do this.” To ensure “Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, democratic, independent nation in Europe … “Russia is regrouping, recruiting and trying to reequip,” he said. “That will be a very, very heavy lift,” said Army Gen. “I think it can be done but it will be a challenge, there’s no question about it, so we’ll see. Weapons contracts often contain language that prevents re-export to other nations. “This isn’t really about one single platform,” Austin said in closing remarks, which came after leaders from 54 nations met for hours behind closed doors at the Ramstein Officers’ Club. “I encourage you to make such decisions that can deprive Russia … So far, Germany has balked at the idea of providing tanks. It’s a time to dig deeper.” “We have to speed up.” “Our goal is to provide the capabilities that Ukraine needs to be successful right now.”

Fighting off pressure from allies, Berlin made no decision to provide the long-anticipated Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Defence leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they ...

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United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley, as well as military chiefs and defense ministers ...

Austin added that there will not be a monthly meeting of "nations of goodwill" to focus on "winning today's fight and the struggles to come". Germany has deferred a decision on sending armed tanks to support Ukraine's war efforts, [despite increasing pressure](https://www.newsweek.com/us-piles-pressure-germany-provide-ukraine-leopard-2-tanks-russia-abrams-1775240) from Kyiv and other Western allies. "I am truly grateful to all of you for all the weapons you have provided. [Challenger 2 tanks](https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-challenger-2-tanks-beast-1772364) to help deter Russia's invasion, making Britain the first Western power to supply the Ukrainians with main battle tanks. It was the eighth such meeting at the German base between Ukrainian and other defense officials. Milley, as well as military chiefs and defense ministers from 50 other countries, met with the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group on Friday at Ramstein Air Base.