(1st UPDATE) 'This is what is going to become a real punching fist of democracy,' says Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's administration, describing the arrival of Leopard 2 tanks.
Germany cleared the way on Wednesday, January 25, for Europe to send scores of battle tanks to Ukraine, and Washington was poised make a similar announcement – moves hailed by Kyiv as a potential turning point in the war and condemned by Moscow as escalation.
Germany, previously the West’s holdout, said it would send an initial company of 14 of its Leopard 2 tanks from its own stocks, and also approve shipments by other European countries. “This decision follows our well-known line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability. We are acting in a closely coordinated manner internationally,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement.
Two sources in the United States said Washington would announce later on Wednesday that it would provide dozens of itsRussia’s embassy in Germany denounced Berlin’s “extremely dangerous decision”, which it said could draw Germany into the war – something Berlin explicitly denied. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any US tanks sent to Ukraine would “burn like all the rest”.
Western officials who support sending the tanks have dismissed Moscow’s threats as bluster, saying Russia is already waging war at full tilt and has been deterred from attacking NATO or using nuclear arms.
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