people should hear from including on our apps and services from those who want to lead them. is he a former president of this country vying to be a candidate for the next presidential election. we will have much more of my exclusive interview with nick clague in just a few minutes meanwhile the president is talking fang will supply 3 dozen m 1 abrams tanks to the ukrainians as they try to defend against the russians that move is opening the door to other countries following suit. white house correspondent peter doocy has the story behind the decision live from the north lawn tonight. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. there s nothing delicate about a tank but something very delicate to say they won t be a threat to russia but russian troops inside ukraine. this is about freedom. freedom for ukraine. and help for president volodymyr zelenskyy zelenskyy. today is his birthday by the way. peter: the u.s. is sending 31 abrams tanks the equivalent of one ukr
to say they won t be a threat to russia but russian troops inside ukraine. this is about freedom. freedom for ukraine. and help for president volodymyr zelenskyy zelenskyy. today is his birthday by the way. peter: the u.s. is sending 31 abrams tanks the equivalent of one ukrainian dank battalion. the abrams tanks the most capable tanks in the world also extremely complex to operate and maintain. it will take months until these tanks reach the battlefield. it uses a gas turban engine. jet engine 1500-horsepower. ukrainians have asked for abrams tanks for months but until now the pentagon officials have inel siped it wasn t feeivelg. introducing a new main battle tank is ex12r50e78ly costly, time sensitive and it would be a huge undertaking for the ukrainian forces. in a classified setting on capitol hill today, director of