Arriving at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday, Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of State for Defence, wanted to further train his European partners:
“We have to dig deeper, this is a watershed moment for Ukraine
” , he declared, at the opening of the meeting, because, he added, “
the Ukrainian people are watching us, the Kremlin is watching us, and History is watching us
”.
The United States had already warned that they would not deliver Abrams heavy tanks.
Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon's deputy spokeswoman, told reporters on Thursday that
"it makes no sense"
to give the material to the Ukrainians just yet.
“
The maintenance and high cost involved in using the Abrams tank makes it pointless to supply Ukraine with it at this time
. ”
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But Secretary of State Lloyd Austin had made the trip to encourage the Europeans, and mainly the Germans, to deliver these heavy tanks.
As a sign of good will, the day before this meeting...
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