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Ben Wallace highlights Germany’s reluctance to send battle tanks to Ukraine amid UK arms pledge
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Ben Wallace has urged Germany to allow Leopard II tanks to be donated to Ukraine, as he announced a new package of British military aid for Kyiv.
The UK’s promise of a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks, accompanied by recovery vehicles and long-range artillery, will “accelerate Ukraine’s success,” said the Defence Secretary.
Alongside the tanks and AS-90 artillery pieces, Mr Wallace promised that “hundreds” of precision-guided and air defence rockets will be sent, as well as £20 million spent on drones for Ukrainian forces.
The package of military aid, which is expected to be bolstered by equipment from other nations, “means Ukraine can go from resisting to expelling Russian forces”, said Mr Wallace.
Speaking in Parliament, the Defence Secretary acknowledged the “heavy attritional fighting in the last four weeks” and Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
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The UK’s promise of a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks, accompanied by recovery vehicles and long-range artillery, will “accelerate Ukraine’s success,” said the Defence Secretary.
Alongside the tanks and AS-90 artillery pieces, Mr Wallace promised that “hundreds” of precision-guided and air defence rockets will be sent, as well as £20 million spent on drones for Ukrainian forces.
The package of military aid, which is expected to be bolstered by equipment from other nations, “means Ukraine can go from resisting to expelling Russian forces”, said Mr Wallace.
Speaking in Parliament, the Defence Secretary acknowledged the “heavy attritional fighting in the last four weeks” and Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
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