Lindsey Graham: Sending US, German tanks to Ukraine could determine fate of ... trends now
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Republicans and even some Democrats are piling pressure on the Biden administration and on Germany's government to bolster Ukraine's military resistance with top-of-the-line tanks.
It comes amid a tense diplomatic standoff between Washington and Munich about who will agree to the massive weapons boost first - if at all.
Ukraine's government has been asking for battle tanks to help fight off Russia's troops since just after Vladimir Putin first ordered his invasion early last year.
South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham became one of the latest U.S. lawmakers to re-up Kyiv's request after he traveled to the war-torn country on a bipartisan delegation just last week.
'The debacle regarding sending tanks to Ukraine must end. It is impossible for Ukraine to expel Russia without tanks,' Graham said in a statement on Sunday upon his return.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (4th R) meets with United States Senator Lindsey Graham (3rd R), Senator Richard Blumenthal (4th L) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (3rd L) in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 20, 2023
The bipartisan delegation is the US Congress' latest show of support for Ukraine's resistance
'I am hoping Germany and the United States will both send tanks ASAP – opening up other countries’ desire to help Ukraine.'
He added,
