' If there was a concern about being alone in providing this capability, that shouldn’t be a concern. “I think we should give Germany an enormous amount of credit for their generosity toward Ukraine,” said Kahl. It has a jet engine' and gets only three miles to the gallon, which apparently makes the Leopard 2 a better fit to replace Ukraine's Russian-made tanks.īut Kahl downplayed the notion that all is riding on whatever decision Germany makes. Kahl added that 'the Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. “One of the things that Secretary Austin has been very focused on is that you should not be providing the Ukrainians systems they can't repair, they can't sustain and that over the long term can't afford, because it's not helpful.” 'I just don't think we're there yet,' Kahl said of providing the tank to Ukraine. The aid also includes eight more Avenger air defense systems and missiles for the NASAM system to counter Russia’s continued missile attacks against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure. The $2.5 billion package announced Thursday night includes 90 Stryker armored vehicles, 59 more Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 53 mine resistant vehicles and 350 Humvees. and other countries have committed hundreds of armored vehicles to the next phase in the war that, come springtime, could see attempts to launch counteroffensives to break the stand-off in eastern Ukraine. believes its Abrams tanks are not suited for Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion, but America's efforts to have Germany instead allow its Leopard 2 tanks to be transferred to Ukraine have not been successful so far. The Biden administration has announced another huge military aid package for Ukraine, totaling $2.5 billion and including close to 150 more armored vehicles - but not the tanks that Ukraine has been requesting.

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