White House: Ukraine needs Leopard tanks, not Abrams

White House National Security Advisor says Abrams tanks are not what Ukraine needs right now, Report informs, citing German media.

US President Biden has agreed to the delivery of American Abrams tanks in the interests of "alliance unity". For practical reasons, the delivery does not make sense, it is now said.

US President Joe Biden announced the delivery of Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine according to the White House, only approved because of pressure from Germany.

"He originally decided against sending her because his Military said they weren't useful on the battlefield in this fight," Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. German Leopard tanks, on the other hand, were said to be useful. "But the Germans told the president they weren't ready to send those leopards into battle until the President agrees to send Abrams as well," Sullivan said.

In the interests of "alliance unity" and "to ensure Ukraine gets what it wants," Biden agreed to the long-term supply of Abrams tanks - although the Abrams are not what Ukraine needs right now, Sullivan said. "These leopards are being sent now, and this is an example of how Joe Biden rallying the global alliance to give Ukraine what it needs," Sullivan responded to a question in the interview that Abrams tanks may not arrive in Ukraine at all this year.