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Old 20th Jan 2023, 14:29
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NutLoose
 
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This guy makes some sensible comments on hitting the transport infrastructure and backs it up with images of key points.

https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA

From the Beeb


Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank, produced by Rheinmetall, is Europe’s most popular tank.

It’s been bought by more than a dozen nations, some of whom - namely Poland and Finland - are ready to send theirs to Ukraine right now.

But there’s a problem.

Under Germany’s export regulations, countries buying its tanks need a re-export licence from the German government before passing them on to anyone else.

The US has similar restrictions.

The Ukrainians can barely contain their frustration at this, as they say they need at least 300 modern, western tanks immediately if they are going to have any chance of repelling the coming spring offensive by Russia.

But Olaf Scholz’s government is wary of antagonising Russia and does not want to be seen to be out of step with its allies.

It has indicated that it first needs the US to give a green light to sending its own advanced M1 Abrams tanks and that is not something Washington is yet ready to do.
So why can they not simply "retain ownership" and loan them to Ukraine for an indefinite time on the agreement they will be returned when Ukraine deems they have finished with the loan?


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