In an interview on Dutch national broadcaster NOS, Dutch Defense Minister Kasja Oollongen said that the tanks, a slightly older model, are “certainly still usable” for fighting in Ukraine. “This is a test tank, and as they are being tuned and prepared to fight, they will certainly be useful to the Ukrainians,” he said.
Zelensky said on Saturday that Ukraine needed the US-made ATACMS missile with a range of about 300 km, which Washington has so far refused to supply. An adviser to the president said negotiations were underway on the supply of long-range missiles, and a Ukrainian air force spokesman spoke of talks on providing the aircraft. In…
North Korea criticized the US decision to send tanks to Ukraine for a second day on Sunday, calling it an “immoral crime” aimed at maintaining an unstable international situation. Kwon Chung-kyun, director of US affairs at North Korea’s foreign ministry, said Washington’s allegation that North Korea has provided weapons to Russia is a “baseless rumour”…
Kyiv has asked for months for Western tanks it says it desperately needs to give its forces the firepower and mobility to break Russian defensive lines and retake territory captured in the east and south. Russia has said that such weapons would only prolong the war and prolong Ukrainian suffering, and that the West is…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do the same, while the US can supply Abrams tanks, the magazine Spiegel reported on Tuesday. A government spokesman declined to comment. The Defense Ministry was not immediately available for comment. Spiegel said the…
‘Action Against the West’ Following Ukrainian advances in the second half of 2022, the front lines have been largely frozen for two months, despite heavy losses on both sides. On Monday, Russia’s new in-charge of military operations in Ukraine used his first public comments to warn that modern Russia had never seen “an intensity of…
“I will continue those conversations with our NATO allies and friends to facilitate the donation of the best military equipment to help Ukraine defend itself against this brutal aggression.” When asked whether Germany was doing enough to help Ukraine, it tactfully said that it “wants everyone to go as far as they can, but each…
The statement came a day after Germany and Western allies made no decision on whether Berlin would agree to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine or allow other countries to do the same. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year raised concerns in the small Baltic states – all NATO members that restored…
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he was “moderately pessimistic” Berlin would give the green light. His government has suggested that Poland may proceed anyway. The German government said on Friday it had no information on Germany’s official requests from any country for permission to re-export German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow have…
The United States and its allies have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an imperialist-style land grab, while Ukraine has vowed to fight until the last Russian soldier is driven out of its territory. go. Pro-Kremlin presenter Vladimir Soloviev on Rossiya 1 state television said that any Western country that supplies Ukraine with more advanced…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said late Saturday that Britain would send 14 of its main battle tanks with additional artillery support to Ukraine, ignoring criticism from the Russian embassy in London. A squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks and about 30 self-propelled AS90 guns, manned by five gunners, are expected to move to the…
During Zelensky’s visit to Washington last month, the United States pledged to send the sophisticated Patriot missile system to repel Russian missile and drone attacks. Russia launched its “special military operation” on 24 February, citing threats to its security and the need to protect Russian speakers. Ukraine and its allies accuse Russia of waging an…