still needs more. the uk s defence secretary today gathered allies to step up the pressure, and some are specifically hoping that germany will deliver. i hope that tomorrow in ramstein, people will all hear the message that, you know, unlocking tanks is part of 2023. we ve done our bit. it s not a battle winning single change, 1a tanks, but it shows that the glass ceiling can be broken and that we can put these vehicles in. it is the german made leopard tank that could make the difference, hundreds built and operated by many european nations. but all would still require germany to give the green light to send them. germany may be looking to america. today, its new defence minister met lloyd austin. we will renew our united commitment to support ukraine s self defence for the long haul. the us, ukraine s biggest military backer, so far hasn t
but it shows that the glass ceiling can be broken and that we can put these vehicles in. it is the german made leopard tank that could make the difference. hundreds built and operated by many european nations. but all would still require germany to give the green light to send them. germany may be looking to america. today, it s new defence minister met lloyd austin. we will renew our united commitment to support ukraine s self defence for the long haul. the us, ukraine s biggest military backer, so far hasn t sent main battle tanks either. in berlin there are still lingering fears of russian escalation. moscow has once again warned the west against providing heavy weapons to ukraine. it s promised to hunt them down and destroy them. jonathan beale,
the us, ukraine s biggest military backer, so far hasn t sent main battle tanks either. in berlin there are still lingering fears of russian escalation. moscow has once again warned the west against providing heavy weapons to ukraine. it s promised to hunt them down and destroy them. the mood music doesn t sound that positive, poland says it wants to send 14 of its german made leopard tanks to ukraine. tonight, its prime minister said he was moderately pessimistic that germany would give the green light. that said, germany has resisted pressure to give weapons in the past and then has sent them, so it could still change. there is a sense of urgency. western officials tell me there is a window officials tell me there is a window of opportunity in the spring for ukraine to go on the offensive, so
tanks to break the deadlock in the war and go back on the offensive. the british army s challenger 2 will provide ukrainian tank crews with more speed and accuracy and more protection than their own russian designed tanks. but the uk is only expected to send around a dozen challengers, when ukraine says it needs another 300 tanks. it hopes others will follow. germany s leopard tank is used by several european armies. some have signalled they are willing to supply them, but that still needs germany s approval. then there is the us made abrams. america has been ukraine s biggest military backer, but so far hasn t sent tanks. but does britain s decision signal a wider shift? the provision of this small number of tanks is not a game changer in terms of whether it is going to change the course of the fighting everywhere in ukraine. it is a game changer in that it symbolises how the west,
russian designed tanks. but the uk is only expected to send around a dozen challengers, when ukraine says it needs another 300 tanks. it hopes others will follow. germany s leopard tank is used by several european armies. some have signalled that they re willing to supply them, but that still needs germany s approval. then there s the us made abrams. america has been ukraine s biggest military backer but, so far, hasn t sent tanks. but does britain s decision signal a wider shift? the provision of this small number of tanks is not a game changer in terms of how it s going to change the course of the fighting everywhere in ukraine. it is a game changer in that it symbolises how the west, including the uk, is stepping up to provide the sort of equipment ukraine has been asking for for over a year, in order to win its country