The Pentagon confirmed that they plan to transfer to Ukraine a modern modification of the Abrams M1A2 tanks, and not the A1, the stocks of which are held by the American military.
This was reported by Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh at a briefing.
"Now we are working on the details. We are trying to procure new tanks through the USAI (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative)... This involves working with industry and contracting, and partly acquiring new tanks. So that is our goal in this process "" Singh said.
Singh emphasized that she cannot now determine the time frame when Abrams will appear in Ukraine, clarifying that "we are not talking about weeks, but months."
She also said that it has not yet been determined where the Ukrainians will train on tanks.
"As for how soon, I just can't give you a specific time frame. We're trying to organize the training, but at the moment I can't say where and when it will take place, I just don't have that information," she said.
She also commented on the remarks that appeared in the media about the allegedly small number of American tanks.
"I think it's certainly not a symbolic commitment, it's a commitment that we're doing this for the long term, we're doing it for what Ukraine might need on the battlefield in the near future and beyond." , - she added. Singh.