Russia-Ukraine war: US and Germany don ready to send tanks to Ukraine – reports – BBC News

Berlin don express caution say Nato fit become a direct party to di war wit Russia.Citing anonymous sources, US media outlets dey report say di announcement regarding Abrams shipments to Ukraine fit come as soon as Wednesday.

Dem make reference to Unnamed officials wey say dem fit send at least 30 of di vehicles.

Di timeline wey dem go use deliver di tanks neva dey clear, and e fit take months or even years for di US combat vehicles to reach di battlefront.

According to US media reports, German officials bin privately insist say dem go only agree to di transfer of Leopard 2s to Ukraine if di US also send M1 Abrams.

“If di Germans continue to say we go only send or release Leopards on di conditions say Americans send Abrams, we go send Abrams,” Democratic Senator Chris Coons, wey be Biden ally, tell Politico on Tuesday.

Britain don already tok say dem go send Challenger Two tanks to Ukraine.

Poland dis week say dem wan send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, but na made in Germany and so Berlin need to approve dia export.

At least 16 European and Nato kontris get di Leopard 2 tanks, according to di International Institute for Strategic Studies.

No be all of dem go send tanks to Ukraine – but Mr Scholz apparent decision now mean say dem fit, if dem wish to.

Ukraine still dey unlikely to get di 300 modern main battle tanks wey dem say dem need to win di war.

But if each of di half a dozen Western nations provide 14 tanks, den e go bring di total to nearly one hundred – wey fit make a difference.

Western tanks – including di UK Challenger 2, Germany Leopard 2 and di US-made Abrams – na wetin dem see as superior to dia Soviet-era counterparts, like di ubiquitous T-72.

Dem go provide Ukrainian crews wit more protection, speed and accuracy.

But Western modern main battle tanks no be a wider or wonder weapon or game-changer on dia own.

Wetin dem go supply along wit dem also mata. In recent weeks, step chnge don dey for heavy weapons wey di West dey supply- including hundreds more armoured vehicles, artillery systems and ammunition.

Combined togeda, na di kind of military hardware wey dem need to punch thru Russian lines and to retake territory.

If dem fit train Ukrainian troops and dem deliver di weapons early, dem fit form form key elements of any spring offensive.

One element for offensive operations wey dey miss na still air power.

Ukraine bin don dey ask di West to provide modern fighter jets since di war start. So far, dem neva deliver anyone.

No official statement from di German goment yet. Di chancellor go address di German parliament on Wednesday morning.

However, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann of di liberal FDP party, wey dey chair di defence committee of di German parliament, welcome di reports.

“Di decision bin dey tough, e take too much time, but in di end we no fit avoid am,” she tok.

She add say e go come as a relief to “di battered and brave Ukrainian pipo”.