Free Republic 1st Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $74,463
91%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 91%!! Thank you everyone!! God bless.

Keyword: tanks

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • FIRST COME THE TANKS, THEN COME THE NUKES. Get this crazy war ended, NOW.

    01/26/2023 2:38:53 PM PST · by conservative98 · 93 replies
    Truth Social ^ | Jan 26, 2023, 5:44 AM | Donald J. Trump
    Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 11h FIRST COME THE TANKS, THEN COME THE NUKES. Get this crazy war ended, NOW. So easy to do! Jan 26, 2023, 5:44 AM
  • Democrat and Republican Senators Hail Biden Decision to Send Tanks to Ukraine

    01/26/2023 6:16:42 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 37 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01-26-2023 | KRISTINA WONG
    Both Democrat and Republican senators on Thursday hailed President Joe Biden’s decision to send 31 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine in the face of decreasing American public backing for indefinite support for the embattled country. Biden characterized the decision as helping to “defend” Ukraine, amid concerns it is an escalatory move in the nearly one-year long war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine last February. “That’s what this is about: helping Ukraine defend and protect Ukrainian land. It is not an offensive threat to Russia. We are — there is no offensive threat to Russia,” Biden said.
  • Leopard 2 bought by Turkey to fight British-backed Kurds has numerous faults exposed in lethal fashion

    01/25/2023 11:58:44 AM PST · by MarMema · 31 replies
    daily mail ^ | Jan 31, 2018 | Gareth Davies
    A German-made tank, which Berlin once dubbed one of the best in the world, has had its shortcomings embarrassingly exposed on the battlefield in Syria. Photos from the Turkish military operation dubbed 'Euphrates Shield', which began in August 2016, show the charred remains of one of the Leopard 2 tanks which was reportedly blown up with mines. The images - taken from an ISIS video published in January 2017 - show the tank with its turret completely blown off. Other pictures from the same conflict show Leopard 2s standing idle in ditches and snow after being severely damaged. The 1970s-built...
  • Biden announces U.S. will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

    01/25/2023 9:33:01 AM PST · by shadowlands1960 · 227 replies
    NBC News ^ | January 25th, 2023 | Caroline Kenny and Summer Concepcion
    The decision to move forward with providing the tanks marks a reversal for the Biden administration, which had been resisting pressure from Germany to send them to Ukraine. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the United States is sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in its war against Russia. The U.S. will also provide the necessary training and supplies needed to operate and run these tanks, he said. NBC News reported the development Tuesday. The president said sending the tanks will "enhance Ukraine’s capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic objectives" because they are "the most capable...
  • U.S. prepares to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine in major reversal for Biden administration

    01/25/2023 9:08:29 AM PST · by Anti-Bubba182 · 110 replies
    NBC News ^ | Jan. 24, 2023 | By Courtney Kube, Mosheh Gains and Carol E. Lee
    After weeks of discussion, the Biden administration is preparing to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, according to three senior U.S. officials.......
  • Germany set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports

    01/24/2023 6:19:07 PM PST · by Anti-Bubba182 · 21 replies
    CNN ^ | January 24, 2023 | Lauren Kent, Mick Krever and Rob Picheta, CNN
    "....Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the country’s war effort, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday evening, attributing to unnamed sources. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to deliver the battle tanks following “months of debate,” according to the German news outlet’s exclusive report.....
  • Wall Street Journal: US should send Abrams tanks to Taiwan, not Ukraine

    01/24/2023 7:00:37 AM PST · by JonPreston · 51 replies
    Teller Report ^ | 1/23/23 | Daniel Samet
    The United States needs to send Abrams tanks to Taiwan, not Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by columnist for The Wall Street Journal Daniel Samet.The journalist called Ukraine an example of the failure of the containment policy, and also added that Taiwan now plays a more important role in ensuring the security and well-being of the United States.“All the tanks that we can allocate should go to Taipei,” RIA Novosti quoted Samet as saying.
  • Minister: Germany won’t block Poland giving Ukraine tanks

    01/23/2023 3:03:48 AM PST · by Anti-Bubba182 · 20 replies
    AP ^ | 1-22-23 | ANDREW MELDRUM
    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The German government will not object if Poland decides to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Germany’s top diplomat said Sunday, indicating movement on supplying weapons that Kyiv has described as essential to its ability to fend off an intensified Russian offensive.......
  • Lindsey Graham Calls on the West to Send Zelensky Tanks After Trip to Ukraine

    01/22/2023 3:13:54 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 70 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/22/2023 | Jordan Dixon-Hamilton
    South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) urged the west to send tanks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he traveled to Ukraine over the weekend. Graham visited Ukraine along with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). While in Ukraine, the seniors held a press conference in Kyiv where Graham called on Germany and the United States to send tanks to help Zelensky fight back against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine. “All three of us, one Republican and two Democrats, share the same goal — for Ukraine to drive the Russians out of Ukraine. To achieve that...
  • Lindsey Graham Calls for Tanks for Ukraine: ‘World Order Is at Stake’

    01/20/2023 4:39:48 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 72 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/20/2023 | Sean Moran
    Sen. Lindsey Grahm (R-SC) in Ukraine on Friday called for more military aid to Ukraine, charging that the “world order is at stake.” Graham said, “We will continue to ask the American people and the congress to send aid to Ukraine, economic aid and military aid to accomplish the objective of driving the Russian invader out of Ukraine.” Sens. Graham, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) met with U.S. officials and Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • No Tanks? Zelensky Uses Davos Pulpit to Scold Western Allies for Lack of Heavy Battlefield Weaponry

    01/19/2023 6:32:37 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 45 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01-19-2023 | Simon Kent
    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky used the pulpit provided by the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos on Thursday to complain about not obtaining enough main battle tanks from some Western countries to help turn back Russian forces. Speaking by video link at a breakfast with U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, AP reports Zelensky offered a very public rebuke of countries like Germany, Poland and the U.S. that had not been quick enough to respond to his call for heavy battle tanks. Zelensky bemoaned a broader “lack of specific...
  • Rishi Sunak 'pledges to send squadron of deadly Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine' to help new spring offensive against Putin's forces

    01/14/2023 3:55:16 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 51 replies
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 14 January 2023 | By JAMES CALLERY and CHRISTIAN OLIVER FOR MAILONLINE
    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has approved the plan to support Ukraine with armoured vehicles, The Sun reported. It would mark the first time in the war that Britain has supplied Ukraine with military tanks and would significantly ramp up Western support. Providing additional tanks could assist Ukraine in taking back territory that Russia occupies and comes amid hope that Volodymyr Zelensky will be in a position to launch a decisive counter-offensive in the early spring.
  • Ukraine Situation Report: US Strykers, Modern European Tanks On The Table For Kyiv

    01/09/2023 7:00:07 PM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 21 replies
    https://www.thedrive.com ^ | JAN 9, 2023 | BY HOWARD ALTMAN
    kraine may be one step closer to receiving modern Western tanks as well as Styker armored combat vehicles. The British Defense Ministry (MoD) is considering sending Kyiv a limited number of Challenger 2 main battle tanks, according to a report Monday by Sky News while Poland is considering sending Leopard 2 tanks, according to The Associated Press. If that happens, it would mark the first time Ukraine has received non-Soviet-era tanks from NATO members. And Politico on Monday reported that the U.S. is mulling the idea of sending Ukraine Stryker armored fighting vehicles. A senior U.S. defense official confirmed that...
  • Poland sends Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

    01/11/2023 10:55:51 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 61 replies
    https://www.novinite.com ^ | 1/11, 2023, Wednesday // 17:29 | novnite
    ... "A Leopard 2 tank company will be handed over as part of the coalition. We want this to be an international coalition and we have decided to include in it a package of a Leopard 2 company, which - I hope - along with other tank companies will soon sail to Ukraine," Duda announced. "One country cannot provide us with enough tanks, because we are facing thousands of tanks of the Russian Federation," announced Volodymyr Zelensky. Warsaw has 249 Leopard tanks.
  • UK considering supplying Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks to fight Russian forces

    01/09/2023 5:17:41 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 38 replies
    https://news.sky.com ^ | 1/9/2023 | Deborah Haynes
    The UK is considering supplying Ukraine with British tanks for the first time to fight Russia's invading forces, Sky News understands. Discussions have been taking place "for a few weeks" about delivering a number of the British Army's Challenger 2 main battle tank to the Ukrainian armed forces, a Western source with knowledge of the conversations said.
  • Ukraine Needs Leopard 2 Tanks. Its Allies Are Getting Closer To Providing Them.

    01/08/2023 8:08:12 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 32 replies
    https://www.forbes.com ^ | Jan 6, 2023 | David AxeForbes Staff
    In the space of a few days this week, France, the United States and Germany all announced they would donate to Ukraine powerful armored vehicles: French AMX-10RC scout vehicles, American M-2 infantry fighting vehicles and German Marder IFVs. So which of Ukraine’s allies is going to be the first to pledge Leopard 2 tanks? There are several candidates, and it might be only a matter of time—and not much time—before one of them opens up its arsenals and turns the engines of long-stored, surplus Leopards.
  • If NATO Won’t Give Ukraine Offensive Weapons, ‘Defensive Tanks’ Will Do

    12/31/2022 12:59:52 PM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 21 replies
    https://www.forbes.com ^ | Dec 28, 2022 | HooperSenior
    It is no secret that Ukraine needs defensive NATO-standard armored vehicles. Speaking at the Pentagon in mid-September 2022, a forward-thinking “senior military official” noted that Ukraine “may need to transition to NATO compatible” armored vehicles, and that “tanks are absolutely on the table.” But as 2023 looms, NATO-compatible tanks—even less heavily-armed defensive-oriented ones—are still stuck on the proverbial table. Ukraine has no easy path forward. For modern armored vehicles, there just aren’t too many viable options available. Unless a free-wheeling, on-the-move arms export powerhouse like South Korea rolls up with a surprise offer, only German or American tanks are available...
  • Now Texas Governor Abbott sends TANKS to the border after threatening to send gunboats - as Republican invokes invasion clause to deal with migrants flooding over border

    11/19/2022 8:15:36 AM PST · by dynachrome · 73 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 11-18-22 | JOSEPH MICHALITSIANOS
    Texas Governor Greg Abbott is deploying National Guard troops in M113 armored personnel carrier to various positions along the border after earlier threatening to use gunboats in an attempt to quell the influx of migrants at the border. The news comes after Abbott invoked a Constitutional clause on Wednesday warning President Joe Biden that the Lone Star state would go rogue to defend itself from what he calls a migrant 'invasion' at the southern border. Texas Military Department officials ordered the 10 armored personnel carriers on Thursday and announced around 50 soldiers would be trained to operate them. Armored personnel...
  • Ukrainian Soldiers Refit Captured Russian Tanks in the Kharkiv region (1:20 minutes video)

    10/17/2022 9:41:22 AM PDT · by dennisw · 18 replies
    MSN-- Reuters ^ | Oct 15th
    Ukrainian servicemen refitted captured Russian tanks in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. And prepared them for future battles Ukrainian soldiers re-fit captured Russian tanks | Watch (msn.com) ........ 1:20 minutes
  • Are Chinese Tanks Defending Banks From Protesting Customers? Viral Video Sparks Rumors

    07/21/2022 12:18:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 9 replies
    MSN via Newsweek ^ | 07/21/2022 | Giulia Carbonaro
    A Video circulating on social media showing tanks lined along a lit-up road in the middle of the night in an unspecified Chinese city has sparked rumors that the clip was taken at the scene of protests in the province of Henan. The clip started circulating with the claim that the footage had been shot in Zhengzhou, the city in the province of Henan where protests recently took place against frozen funds in several rural banks. Many who commented on the video, drew a comparison to the scenes from Tiananmen Square in 1989, when the government called in the army...