A new armoured fist will help Ukraine repel Russia, but the stakes are rising
These have proved unusually divisive. The tanks Ukraine most needs are German-built Leopards. Unlike the British Challengers, they are plentiful . And unlike the American1 Abrams, they are relatively easy to supply and maintain: they are powered by diesel engines rather than gas turbines.
One disappointment, says Ben Hodges, a retired general who used to command the American army in Europe, is the lack of longer-range precision weapons. Thecan strike up to 84km away. Russia has pulled back its main command posts and logistics hubs to keep out of range. America refuses to supply the 300km-rangeThe Pentagon concedes that Ukraine needs help to wage a “deep fight”. But it is also withholding the Grey Eagle armed drone, not to mention military jets.
Being forced out of Crimea would be a devastating military and political blow to Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, which is why some allies fear it might push Mr Putin to. America asserts that “Crimea is Ukraine”. Whether it would in practice support retaking the peninsula is another matter. Yet it may see advantage in Ukraine at least being able to threaten Russia’s hold on Crimea in order to force it to the negotiating table.
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