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 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,

President Joe Biden confirmed in a media conference that Washington will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a figure large enough to equip a tank battalion. Ukraine's resistance forces "need to be able to counter Russia's evolving tactics and strategy on the battlefield in the very near term,

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,