At the same time, according to The Washington Post, this made possible a more efficient transfer of German Leopards to Kyiv.
It is noted that the American authorities plan to send 31 Abrams M1A2 tanks to Kyiv, which have yet to be manufactured.
“They will be built specifically for Ukraine without depleted uranium armor for delivery at the end of this year or next,” the report says.
Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Ukraine hopes to start using Western tanks in the spring.
It was also reported that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called the US statement about the supply of tanks to Ukraine paradoxical.