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Hermit-The-Prog

(33,227 posts) Wed Jan 25, 2023, 02:03 PM Jan 2023

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Tanks for Ukraine

BumRushDaShow has posted the video of President Biden announcing M1 Abrams tanks for Ukraine, along with more remarks about international support for Ukraine.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017800056

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Tanks for Ukraine (Original Post) Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 OP

This is really great news. Fighter jets next please. OnDoutside Jan 2023 #1

Whatever they need to end the shelling, don't know if that's aircraft Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #2

Hopefully the French are next with their excellent (and perfectly suited) Leclerc main-battle tanks Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #3

How about Sweden? Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #4

OnDoutside

(19,943 posts)

1. This is really great news. Fighter jets next please.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 03:00 PM

Jan 2023

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,227 posts)

2. Whatever they need to end the shelling, don't know if that's aircraft

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 03:38 PM

Jan 2023

Tanks might help with things like this:

Just A Box Of Rain

(5,104 posts)

3. Hopefully the French are next with their excellent (and perfectly suited) Leclerc main-battle tanks

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:25 PM

Jan 2023

plus Challenger 2 tanks from the UK.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,227 posts)

4. How about Sweden?

Reply to Just A Box Of Rain (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:43 PM

Jan 2023

UK to send tanks to Ukraine: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64274755

France is sending 'tank killer': https://www.businessinsider.com/france-is-sending-tank-killing-amx10rc-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine-2023-1?op=1

List of NATO countries sending tanks: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-leopard-tanks-germany-nato-scholz-putin-zelensky-1776426

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