According to Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Minister Pat Conroy, the US gave permission for Australia to transfer the tanks to Ukraine as required under US International Traffic in Arms Regulations. 'We are working very closely with our US allies on the donation of these tanks,' Conroy said, emphasizing the cooperative effort that underlies this military support for Ukraine.
'We talk with the Ukrainian government consistently around how best we can support them,' Marles told the ABC news service. 'We look at the material that we have: its effectiveness ... the shape that it's in, to be frank, whether it would be able to make a difference, whether it can be sustained and maintained so that it can be kept in the fight. And the Abrams tanks fit all of those criteria.'
The Australian government was giving Ukraine most of its American-made M1A1 tanks, which are valued at 245 million Australian dollars (€150.8 million), Richard Marles said. This donation signifies a strategic shift as Australia looks to bolster military support amidst ongoing global geopolitical tensions.
The tank donation comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tours allied capitals to gather support for a 'victory plan' which he is presenting as the only surefire way to bring the war to an end without making territorial concessions to Russia.
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