Officials in Kyiv are celebrating what they say is a potential game-changer, though there has yet to be any official confirmation from Berlin or Washington.
Will Germany send tanks to Ukraine?German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrat party had been holding back on the move, wary it could cause Moscow to escalate further.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had said the deployment of Western tanks would trigger"unambiguously negative" consequences. The German-made Leopards, used by armies across Europe, are widely considered the best option as they are available in large numbers and are easy to deploy and maintain. Meanwhile the US M1 Abrams is considered a less suitable option due to its heavy fuel consumption and difficulty to maintain, but a move to supply the tanks would appear designed to make it easier for Germany, which has called for a united front among Ukraine's allies, to allow the supply of Leopards.
Officials reportedly said the tanks would likely be procured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative fund, in a process that could take months or even years for the tanks to be delivered.UK to send Challenger 2 tanks
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