© US Army / Spc. Kelsey M VanFleetM1 Abrams tank
Speaking to reporters at an anonymous briefing on Monday, the defense staffer was asked whether the White House was considering heavy armor in future aid packages to Ukraine, noting that Ukrainian lawmakers recently visited the US capital to specifically push for tanks.
"Tanks are absolutely on the table along with other areas," the official said, noting that while Ukrainian troops are more familiar with "Soviet type tanks," the Pentagon recognizes "that there will be a day when they may want to transition and may need to transition to NATO compatible models."
Comment: Translation: Ukraine would already have American tanks if they thought the Ukrainians could actually operate them competently.
Pressed on whether Western tanks might be included in upcoming arms deliveries, the official said that would depend on how quickly Ukrainian forces could be trained to use and maintain the vehicles, but added the administration of US President Joe Biden is "certainly open" to the idea.
The White House's latest security package to Kiev was announced last week, worth some $600 million, marking Biden's 21st presidential weapons drawdown for Ukraine. The aid included additional rounds for US-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 36,000 artillery shells, 1,000 precision-guided munitions, a number of transport vehicles and small arms
Washington has stepped up its arms shipments throughout the conflict, eventually agreeing to provide multi-launch rocket systems such as the HIMARS, as well as long-range artillery platforms, months into the conflict. However, the Pentagon has so far refrained from sending some of the US military's most sophisticated weapons, such as heavy armor or fighter jets, instead agreeing to facilitate transfers of Soviet-era gear from third countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic.
Though Biden has approved more than $15 billion in direct military assistance to Ukraine since Russia sent troops into the country in late February, Ukrainian officials continue to push for heavier arms. In addition to American armor, Kiev has also requested Leopard battle tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles and Gepard anti-aircraft tanks from Germany in recent weeks, but Berlin has been reluctant to meet most of those demands.
"No country has delivered Western-built infantry fighting vehicles or main battle tanks so far," German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in an event last week, adding "We have agreed with our partners that Germany will not take such action unilaterally."
Comment: Germany knows Putin and Russia hold all the cards. They aren't going to commit seppuku.
The US defense official did not specify what kind of tanks the Pentagon was considering for Ukraine, referring only to "NATO compatible models." The M1 Abrams is currently Washington's main battle tank, several configurations of which are ready for export, according to the Drive.
Similarity to Covid psyop and many people easily seeing the unvaxed heathens as subhuman beasts is no coincidence, as they've pretty much mastered basic human psychology and any weakness.. through the decades and centuries of experimenting with peasants and socially engineering them into mutual slaughter in wars for profit of the "elite".. It's easy to understand why TPTB percieve themselves as the elite when WE'RE SO EASILY FOOLED EVERY DAY
I think they can prolong this war succesfully to the point of annihilation of European population.. I can't see any future for us without stable energy input from cheap Russian sources, when German industry falls, then Euro does too.. and USA profits, if it doesn't drown in own problems meanwhile.. Those deconstructing and dismantling Western civilization are doing a good job, just like bolsheviks with the Tsarist Russia.. But the "revolution" will eat all its children, as it is the BEAST.. Just look at the controlled opposition too, they need all that chaos and impoverishment of people, so we can go full totalitarian ANYWHERE around the globe