Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that any Abrams battle tanks supplied to Ukraine by the United States would "burn", dismissing the expected delivery as an expensive folly.
U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday that Washington was poised to send dozens of its M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing its previous position. The report comes after Germany looked set to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after initially resisting the request.
Speaking at a daily briefing with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that while the Abrams shipments were not confirmed, they would be a waste of money.
"I am certain that many experts understand the absurdity of this idea. The plan is disastrous in terms of technology," he said.
"But above all, it overestimates the potential it will add to the Ukrainian army. These tanks burn just like all the others," he added.
Kyiv has for months asked for Western tanks that it says it desperately needs to give its forces the firepower and mobility to break through Russian defensive lines and recapture occupied territory in the east and south.
Reporting by Reuters Editing by Gareth Jones
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ThrowAwayAway755 on January 26th, 2023 at 05:05 UTC »
President Biden’s response when asked about Russia’s warning to the US about providing “an offensive threat” to Russia:
“This is not an offensive threat to Russia. There is no offensive threat to Russia if Russian troops return to Russia, where they belong”
Hon3y_Badger on January 26th, 2023 at 01:57 UTC »
Took a while but Abrams are about to receive their birth right.
BeeRye3 on January 26th, 2023 at 01:19 UTC »
The Russians have seen so many of their tanks burn that now they just believe that all tanks will self immolate upon entering Ukraine.