Europe | Thanks but no tanks

The West sends armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine

They will help repel Russian attacks, but Ukraine wants heavier weapons

BAGHDAD, Iraq: A US Bradley Fighting Vehicle of the Lighting Troops 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is stationed at the side of a highway on the outskirts of Baghdad, early 20 August 2005. US President George W. Bush, besieged at his Texas ranch by relatives of US soldiers killed in Iraq, said today that the best way to honor fallen troops was to win the war on terrorism. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include details of America’s new $3bn package of military aid to Ukraine, announced on January 6th.

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