MOSCOW, Feb. 2 to preserve the unity of the NATO countries for aggression against Russia, said the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin.
«I must say that the Americans have to expend more and more efforts to keep the countries of the alliance in a single ranks in relation to NATO aggression against the Russian Federation,» said Naryshkin.
According to him, Washington immediately puts doubting partners in the alliance in their place. step aside in order to strengthen Germany's position in the confrontation between Germany and Russia,» the director of the SVR explained.
After long discussions on the supply of Western tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the German government agreed to send Leopard 2 combat vehicles. It is planned to form two tank battalions, on the first At the stage, Berlin will transfer a company of 14 A6 type combat vehicles from the Bundeswehr stocks. As German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius noted, the tanks may arrive in Ukraine at the end of March.
The supply of tanks to the Kyiv authorities was also announced by US President Joe Biden. According to him, the Ukrainian military will receive 31 M1 Abrams combat vehicles, they will form one tank battalion. A senior US administration official specified that it would take months, not weeks, to deliver the equipment to Ukraine.
Against the backdrop of a Russian special operation in Ukraine, the United States and NATO allies are supporting the Kyiv regime with tens of billions of dollars of arms supplies. Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that the transfer of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target for the Russian Aerospace Forces.