Western allies pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine and some promised to send the tanks Kyiv has requested if Berlin agrees, but Germany gave no sign of lifting a veto on deliveries it fears would provoke Moscow
The issue looks set to dominate Friday talks in Germany between Western allies at Ramstein, Washington's main European air base.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, has been reluctant to send weapons that could be seen as provoking Moscow. Many of Berlin's Western allies say that concern is misplaced, with Russia already fully committed to war, while Russia has repeatedly said Western weapons transfers would prolong the war and increase suffering in Ukraine.previously said Berlin would lift its objections if Washington sends its own Abrams tanks.
"From Washington to London, from Paris to Warsaw, you hear one thing: Ukraine needs tanks. Tanks are the key to ending the war properly.", including Britain and Poland, pledged a raft of new military aid at a military base in Estonia on Thursday.
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