He also noted that US defense chief Lloyd Austin has been keen to avoid providing equipment to Ukraine that “they can’t repair, they can’t sustain and that they over the long term can’t afford because it’s not helpful.”īoth German and US media reported that Berlin would not agree to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine unless Washington made a similar decision, but Kyiv has received pledges of a variety of other armored vehicles.īritain promised last weekend that it would provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, becoming the first country to announce the provision of Western heavy tanks to Kyiv. It is not the easiest system to maintain,” Kahl said. It’s expensive, it’s hard to train on, it has a jet engine - I think it’s about three gallons to the mile with jet fuel. “The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. “I just don’t think we’re there yet,” US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told journalists when asked about providing Abrams to Ukraine, though he did not completely close the door on a shift in the future.
Ukraine has repeatedly pushed for modern Western tanks to help battle Russia’s invasion, and Germany has reportedly linked its decision on whether to do so to Washington’s willingness to provide Abrams.
The United States is not currently prepared to provide advanced Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, citing difficulties in maintenance and training.
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