Breaking an undeclared ceiling on the types of military aid the West was providing, the United Kingdom announced that it will become the first nation to send modern battle tanks to Ukraine to help them repel the Russian invasion, the New York Times reports.
A week after the US announced it would deliver Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced his “ambition” to provide the main battle tank of the British military, the Challenger II, a third-generation battle tank that plays the role of the American M1 Abrams battle tank.
In a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the two leaders discussed ongoing international effort to aid Ukraine, including Poland’s offer to provide a company of Leopard tanks, and unshockingly, Sunak didn’t do anything impeachable in his call with the Ukrainian president.