President Biden’s announcement on January 25 earmarks 31 M1 Abrams tanks for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the tanks are part of a surge of tank donations that includes Leopard 2

The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Here are a few key questions around the development and answers to them.

The United States announced on Wednesday it will supply Ukraine with 31 advanced M1 Abrams tanks worth $400 million in a matter of months, a decision that helped break a diplomatic logjam with Germany over how best to help Kyiv in its war against Russia.

The Biden administration is leaning toward sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and that a decision could be announced as early as this week, U.S. officials confirm

The Abrams tanks that the United States intends to transfer to Ukraine are the modern M1A2, not the A1, which the US military has in stock, but they will also be stripped of their so-called secret armour,

The United States won’t have enough time to prepare and send M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine until the winter is over, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Jan.

In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as concerns mount over a new Russian offensive this spring. "Secretary [Lloyd] Austin has recommended this step because it will enhance the Ukraine's capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic objectives,