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The UK government is considering sending Challenger 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
If it goes ahead, the move would be the first time a Western country has provided Ukraine with modern battle tanks to fight Russian forces. No final decision has been taken, the people said on Monday. Neither wished to not be identified because of the sensitivity of the discussions.
The Challenger 2 is a main battle tank designed to destroy other tanks, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence website.
A key member of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party said his government will continue to send heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fight back against Russia’s invasion after already pledging Marder armored fighting vehicles.
Lars Klingbeil, the co-leader of Scholz’s ruling Social Democrats, told reporters in Berlin that his party is backing the chancellor’s course without limit, including Scholz’s latest decision — in tandem with the US — to supply Ukraine with armored infantry fighting vehicles.