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The Weekly News Round-Up: Geopolitical Developments 36

January 27, 2023

Western tanks for Ukraine: Both the US and Germany committed to send battle tanks to Ukraine, with the US to send 31 M1 Abrams and Germany a company of 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks. The President said that the tanks pose “no offensive threat” to Russia and that “[i]f Russian troops returned to Russia, this war would be over today.” Other NATO countries, including Finland, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Norway, will also send Leopard 2s as Germany has approved their re-export, with Europe providing about 70 tanks in total. The tanks are expected to be used in a Ukrainian counteroffensive to push back Russian forces. For Germany, the decision marks a major transition in security policy and will be the first time since 1945 that German-made tanks will be used in battle.

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