WATCH: Biden announces 31 Abrams tanks will be sent to Ukraine for fight against Russian invasion
PBS NewsHourDec 23, 2022
The Facts
On Friday, it was announced that Poland is sending 60 modernized battle tanks and 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Canada also confirmed it would supply four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after Germany allowed its allies to send the mighty battle tanks from their stock.
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
It is no secret that Ukraine's war effort would have collapsed long back without the West's support. Now that the 11-month-long Western intervention threatens to escalate the Russia-Ukraine conflict into an all-out direct war between NATO and Russia, the West is arming Ukraine to provide political cover for politicians who fear the blame game when they lose the proxy war in Ukraine.
Anti-Russia narrative
Russia's continuous offensive has forced Kyiv to seek as many weapons as the West can send to reclaim every inch of its territory from the invaders. As the next battle phase threatens to witness full-scale tank-and-trench warfare, sending arms to Ukraine is a critical step toward helping the country regain lost ground. Hopefully, the Ukrainian counteroffensive will push Russia to accept a negotiated settlement.
Cynical narrative
More weapons packages will make little difference in the outcome of the war. The US has been meddling in Ukraine since the end of the Cold War, and what we're witnessing is a geopolitical Ponzi scheme to benefit those aligned with the military-industrial complex. War is a lucrative racket.
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