
The State Department has approved an estimated $6 billion foreign military sale with Poland that would include 250 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first announced the tank sale Friday morning following a meeting with Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, citing the deal as bolstering the military capability of its NATO ally while Russia continues building up its troop presence along the border with Ukraine. “You know, it’s ironic that what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin did not…