main battle tank, the leopard two, and tomorrow there is that big meeting in rhymestein where they are hoping to push the germans to give those as well, kate. fred, thank you. we ll have much more on that aid package and on the fight in ukraine in just a moment. but we do need to jump over to breaking news right now. prosecutors in new mexico have just announced that actor alec baldwin has been is going to be charged with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the fatal shooting on the set of the movie rust. now this all, you remember, happened back in october of 2021. a gun that baldwin was holding discharged killing halyna hutchiins, injuring the film s director. the film s armorer will also be charged. let s get over to josh campbell where this announcement has just come through. josh, what more are you learning? reporter: significant news here. this is what we have been waiting on.
i think 30 amx fighting vehicles then germany said lto vehicles, the us said 50 bradleys and the uk now potentially has said to them challenger tanks but interestingly the leopard two tank has the highest stocks in europe and is german made but germany holds a veto over who it can be supplied to because it s made there. so that would have to shift. potentially the uk leaning into it would encourage germany to do likewise but there s interesting things about where these tanks are. for example, spain has far more leopard tanks than the uk has challenger tanks so spain from land warfare, touch wood, is fairly low. there are some other countries that could step forward in a meaningful way.
incredible offensive capacity so they can attack with numerous tanks and infantry fighting vehicles against russian lines. certainly there s been against russian lines. certainly there s been talk against russian lines. certainly there s been talk from - against russian lines. certainly there s been talk from other i against russian lines. certainly - there s been talk from other nations about supplying tanks to ukraine but if we get confirmation from the uk of this, is that likely to encourage other western nations to deliver tanks to ukraine as well? and get that done relatively quickly? i think that s potentially the motive behind these reports is to show that the uk is seriously considering. france was the first one out of the traps saying it was going to give i think 30 amx fighting vehicles then germany said 30 vehicles, the us said 50 bradleys and the uk now potentially has said to them challenger tanks but interestingly the leopard two tank has the highest