The decision of the United States of America to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks was made after pressure from Germany, according to an unexpected statement by Washington recently, DPA reports.

US President Joe Biden approved the measure after Germany told the US leader it did not want to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine without a US commitment to also provide tanks to Kiev, the White House national security adviser said Sunday night. Jake Sullivan.

The US military was not in favor of sending Abrams tanks, because they are not suitable for combat operations in Ukraine.

Sullivan’s comments contradict other statements from the White House and some positions from the German government. The statement was made a few days before German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Washington, scheduled for March 3.

Despite repeated calls from Kyiv, Scholz was initially hesitant to send Leopard tanks to the Ukrainian army, changing his stance only last month after Washington agreed to supply Ukraine with American Abrams tanks.

The head of Germany’s executive committee insisted on how Berlin is coordinating with other allies in the matter of providing military equipment to Ukraine.

Joe Biden “originally made the decision not to send them (Abrams tanks) because the Pentagon told him they would not be useful on the front in this battle. What would be useful are German tanks,” explained Jake Sullivan.

However, in the interest of “alliance unity” and to ensure that “Ukraine gets what it wants,” Biden agreed to supply the tanks, even though the Abrams model is not what Ukraine needs right now, a White House spokesman told ABC. TV.

He said in response to a question that American Abrams tanks may not arrive in Ukraine this year. (Source Agerpres)