US wants to get Abrams tanks to Ukraine QUICKER as Putin meets Xi in Moscow trends now

US wants to get Abrams tanks to Ukraine QUICKER as Putin meets Xi in Moscow trends now
US wants to get Abrams tanks to Ukraine QUICKER as Putin meets Xi in Moscow trends now

US wants to get Abrams tanks to Ukraine QUICKER as Putin meets Xi in Moscow trends now

The White House on Tuesday said that Ukraine will be able to receive powerful Abrams tanks months sooner than expected under a new plan that will put an older model into action sooner.

The move, confirmed by White House national security spokesman John Kirby, comes amid reports Ukraine will seek to begin a new push to try to regain territory lost to the Russian invasion even amid the hard-fought stand-off in Bakhmut. 

'The Pentagon is working as fast as they can, and I think they'll have more to say here soon about adjustments they're making to try to see if we can get Abrams tanks to Ukraine a little bit faster than previously expected,' Kirby told MSNBC Tuesday. 

'So we're working on that. There's some changes that you can make to process to sort of speed that up and again, I'll let the Pentagon speak to that,' he said. The Pentagon has scheduled a briefing for Tuesday afternoon. 

He spoke of the importance of knowing how to maintain the sophisticated armor, which runs off a turbine engine similar to those that power a jet airplane. 

The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster. White House security spokesman Adm. John Kirby said the tanks would get to Ukraine 'a little bit faster than previously expected'

'Then you have to have a supply chain setup to actually keep the parts and supplies going while you're in combat, while you're fighting, and while these tanks are no doubt going to be taking some hits,' he said. 

CNN reported Tuesday that Patriot missile defense units will be able to be deployed inside Ukraine faster than planned. A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers who have been training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma will complete their exercises in the coming days, defense officials told the network. 

Those troops are to continue their training in Europe and deploy within weeks – as Ukraine continues to suffer repeated missile attacks. 

 The Pentagon is able to speed delivery of the Abrams tanks by opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone in eight to 10 months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

This is the dramatic moment a Russian fighter jet intercepted a pair of US nuclear bombers over the Baltic Sea, just days after an American drone was downed

This is the dramatic moment a Russian fighter jet intercepted a pair of US nuclear bombers over the Baltic Sea, just days after an American drone was downed 

'The Pentagon is working as fast as they can, and I think they'll have more to say here soon about adjustments they're making to try to see if we can get Abrams tanks to Ukraine a little bit faster,' White House spokesman John Kirby said Monday

'The Pentagon is working as fast as they can, and I think they'll have more to say here soon about adjustments they're making to try to see if we can get Abrams tanks to Ukraine a little bit faster,' White House spokesman John Kirby said Monday

The announcement comes on a day Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The announcement comes on a day Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The developments come as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted China's President Xi Jinping for a second day of talks, amid administration warnings to Beijing not to provide lethal arms that would aid Russia's war effort.

On Monday a Russian fighter jet intercepted a pair of U.S. nuclear bombers over the Baltic Sea in a dramatic encounter captured

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