By Natali Moss
"These are very complex tanks, they require serious preparation. Even if we have approved their transfer yesterday, it takes a while to deliver them to the battlefield. It is not the technique that will appear before the spring offensive," Nutland said. Republican Senator Jim Rish asked why tanks could not be transferred before. According to him, the issue of departure tanks was raised 6 months ago.
Nutland replied that at each stage, the US leadership took into account the military needs of Ukrainians and their requests. "In the fall there was a period when they captured a huge number of Russian tanks on the battlefield. The Armed Forces successfully used them during the offensives in the Kherson and Kharkiv area. Now they need more, and we responded," the Secretary of State emphasized. On January 25, US President Joe Biden confirmed the transmission of 31 M1 Abrams tank on January 25.
This promise followed the fears of the US Presidential Administration on the possible new offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the spring. The term of training of the Armed Forces tank crews is still unknown - you first need to complete the preparation of the training plan, the White House Coordinator on National Security Strategic Communications John Kirby said. Biden M1 Abrams considers the most capable tanks in the world.
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