U.S. Poised to Provide Abrams Tanks to Ukraine

U.S. Poised to Provide Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
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Michael R. Gordon
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An announcement of tank deliveries could come this week, U.S. officials said, part of an understanding with Germany in which Berlin would agree to send its own Leopard 2 tanks.

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