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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that sanctions on Russia were not sufficient to halt its "aggression" and vowed new Ukrainian action against the "terrorist state." For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Russia's brutal war on Ukraine and the ongoing counteroffensive, FRANCE 24's François Picard is joined by Dr. Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Programmes at Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” and Editor-in-Chief at UA: Ukraine Analytica.
After weeks of mounting political pressure, Germany has agreed to supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks.
NATO and defense leaders from roughly 50 countries are meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday to discuss pledging further arms to aid Ukraine in its efforts to fight off the Russian invasion, with pressure growing on Germany to provide the country with its Leopard 2 heavy tanks.
Germany announces 1.3 billion euros more in military gear for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, including four further IRIS T-SLM air defence systems as well as artillery ammunition. The package was unveiled by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
Speaking at the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin says American M1 Abrams tanks "will be entering Ukraine soon." The tanks will be armed with controversial armour-busting depleted uranium rounds. Representatives of dozens of countries that support Kyiv are meeting in Germany to discuss new aid for Ukraine ahead of an address to the UN General Assembly by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Washington had promised the 31 tanks to Kyiv in early 2023, part of more than $43 billion in security assistance pledged by the United States since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Following the Hamas militant group's 7 October attacks and Israel's subsequent ground offensive in Gaza, there have been apparent reprisals against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.