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Newsday: 20/01/2023 05:06 GMT : Defence chiefs to debate Ukraine's military needs in its war against Russia

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20/01/2023 05:06 GMT : Defence chiefs to debate Ukraine's military needs in its war against Russia

Defence chiefs to debate Ukraine's military needs in its war against Russia

BBC World Service - Newsday, Defence chiefs to debate Ukraine's military needs in its war against Russia

Will defence chiefs at a summit in Germany decide to provide tanks to Ukraine?

Germany is expected to come under intense pressure to agree to send heavy tanks to Ukraine, at a meeting of western defence chiefs at the US air base at Ramstein today.

Ukraine says it desperately needs tanks to fight off the Russian invaders. Western nations have been hesitant about sending them. Will a major summit in Germany change that - and influence the course of the war? The Ukraine Defence Contact Group - countries who are mainly members of the EU and the Western defence alliance NATO - is meeting in a few hours at the U.S.'s Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Ahead of the meeting, the US announced details of its latest package of military aid. According to the Pentagon, this will include armoured vehicles, and air defence support, but crucially not heavy battle tanks, which the US and Germany particularly have been under increasing pressure to provide. 

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