and other allies, multiple countries agreed to supply tanks to Ukraine.
In January, after a series of talks among Ukraine, the U.S. continually rebuffed Ukraine’s request for tanks because of the training it takes to operate and maintain Abrams tanks. Requests for the missiles have been denied, so far, for fears of escalating the war further. In preparation for the next phase of the war, Ukrainian officials have repeatedly lobbied their Western allies for more modernized equipment, including longer-range missile systems and tanks. Since the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government has received assistance from numerous countries in the form of economic and military support. Biden said sending weapons “with American pilots and American crews” would cause a world war. After the announcement, a meme on social media misquoted Biden’s remarks from March 2022, suggesting he said that sending tanks to Ukraine would cause World War III.
