NATO, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said in an independent interview with NHK that the Czech government will provide tanks to Ukraine.
It is in response to the Ukrainian request for the provision of more aggressive weapons to counter the Russian army.
As the Russian army intensifies its offensive, Ukrainian President Zelensky is calling on NATO member states to provide more aggressive weapons, such as fighters and tanks, in order to counter the superior Russian army.
However, there are concerns that the provision of such weapons will increase tensions with the Russian side, and the United States last month rejected Poland's proposal to provide fighter aircraft to Ukraine via a U.S. military base in Germany. Attention was paid to the handling of tanks.
Under these circumstances, NATO Secretary-General Stortemberg said in an independent interview with NHK on the 5th, "The Czech government has announced that it will provide tanks to Ukraine."
The Czech government has not disclosed details, but local media reports that it will provide Ukraine with dozens of combat vehicles, including former Soviet tanks.
Sullivan's aide in charge of security policy at the U.S. White House said on the 4th over military support to Ukraine, "If the weapons possessed by allies are suitable for Ukraine's needs, we will support the provision from allies. A senior Pentagon official said, "We will respect the decision of other countries to donate to Ukraine," and expressed their support for the donation of tanks.
Western countries such as the United States are believed to have carefully judged whether the provision of tanks would excessively stimulate Russia, and as Russian troops intensify their offensive in eastern Ukraine, the level of military support was raised at the request of the Ukrainian side. It is a raised shape.