Ukraine May Get European Tanks by Spring, U.S. Armor No Sooner Than End of Year

Ukraine may receive the first tanks from Spain, Canada, Poland and France under the international accords reached in January already in the coming weeks while Germany will be able to deliver Leopard 2 tanks from its stockpiles to Kyiv no sooner than the end of March. In the meantime, the United States will first have to manufacture Abrams tanks and the Ukrainian military will get them no sooner than the end of 2023 or already in 2024, according to foreign media reports. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on January 25 that he had made a decision to send Leopard 2…