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Providing Ukraine With Abrams Tanks ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’ At This Time, Pentagon Spox Says

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Providing Ukraine With Abrams Tanks ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’ At This Time, Pentagon Spox Says
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, secure their Battalion headquarters in a M1 Abrams Tank, during Decisive Action Rotation 17-04 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb 19, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. JD Sacharok, Operations Group, National Training Center)

A Pentagon spokesperson on Thursday said it “doesn’t make sense” to provide Ukraine with Abrams tanks at this time due to the maintenance and sustainment considerations associated with the platform. The comments from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh arrive as Germany reportedly won’t offer its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine unless the U.S. also commits to sending Abrams tanks as part of future security assistance efforts. “It’s more of a sustainment issue. [The Abrams] is a tank that requires…

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