decision on F-16 training and approving the delivery of the Abrams systems came as part of a move by Washington and its allies calibrated so as not to provoke Moscow into direct retaliation. military assistance.' Amid calls from some military figures for the U.S, to give Ukraine more long-range weapons, the U.S.

State Department told Newsweek this week that 'as Russia's war against Ukraine has evolved, so too has U.S. The Abrams will be part of a 300-strong fleet of tanks pledged by Western allies, which include British Challengers and Leopard 2s from Spain and Germany. They would come after Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive. The training is aimed at getting the troops ready on the systems before 31 tanks the Biden administration has promised are scheduled to arrive this fall, the AP reported. While these logistics are being worked out, Milley said that a 12-week training period for around 200 Ukrainian troops on Abrams tanks had started in Germany. has not said whether it would supply the planes directly.

President Joe Biden announced in May that Washington would facilitate training and allow Kyiv to receive the jets which are superior to the Soviet-era Mig-29s and Su-27s it mostly uses. military chief Mark Milley said that training for Ukrainian troops on the tank that the U.S. soldier stands on a US Army M1A2 Abrams tank in southern Germany, on May 11, 2023.

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