The West is worried about the possibility that the Russian Armed Forces may launch a new large-scale offensive, so Ukraine needs to quickly transfer more weapons to balance the balance. This is reported by The New York Times.
Tanks, created in the 1980s to break through trench warfare, are a combination of firepower, mobility and striking capabilities, the journalists write. Therefore, for Ukraine, the supply of armored vehicles will play a key role in the battles for large cities.
Ukraine's determination to defend itself, the low chance of negotiations and the stalemate on the battlefield force NATO allies to compromise their position in the supply of modern equipment.
A high-ranking representative of one of the Western countries stated that a change in the balance of power in Ukraine is possible only with the sending of Western battle tanks and other vehicles. Without a tank as a powerful component of ground operations, Ukraine is unlikely to be able to win back significant territories.
Moreover, the publication's source in intelligence said that the Russian Federation is preparing a spring offensive against Ukraine. It seems that hundreds of thousands of people are being mobilized for this in the Russian Federation. Most likely, the tank issue will be resolved on January 20 at the Ramstein meeting.
In the last days of 2022, one by one, the barrier to the supply of weapons collapsed in the West. First, the USA approved the delivery of the Patriot air defense system, then Germany took the same step. Already in 2023, the United States, France and Germany announced the delivery of Western BMP and BBM. Now it's about tanks.
Ukraine hopes that after the public statement of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and the British government to consider the issue of the transfer of Leopard 2 and Challenger 2, Germany will make the same decision. Western tanks will significantly increase Ukraine's ability to repel Russian troops.
