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Added on the 20/01/2023 10:57:25 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Ukraine needs at least 300 tanks to keep Russia from advancing in the Donbas and Zaporizhzhia provinces, some analysts say.
Moscow’s defence minister has warned that Western military aid to Ukraine could lead to an "unpredictable" escalation in the war.
After weeks of mounting political pressure, Germany has agreed to supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, the focus is increasingly on the need to provide Kyiv with Western tanks. While thousands of the armoured vehicles have been destroyed on both sides, Ukraine overwhelmingly uses older Soviet-era tanks, and is gradually running out.
No decision has yet been made on providing German or US main battle tanks to Ukraine, US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin told a press conference Friday as Western allies met to discuss providing further military aid to Kyiv.