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The United States confirmed that it will deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine by autumn of this year, which is a lot faster than initially thought.  The Pentagon also announced on Tuesday that Patriot air defenses will be dispatched on an “expedited timeline.”

Following discussions with Kyiv, Washington “made the decision to provide the M1A1 variant of the Abrams tank,” Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder told the media.

This “will enable us to significantly expedite delivery timelines and deliver this important capability to Ukraine by the fall of this year.”

Ryder said the tanks would offer Ukraine “a very similar capability to the M1A2” that Washington had originally intended to provide.  Ryder didn’t go into specifics about the differences between the two types of tanks.

Ryder said that the delivery of M1A2’s was initially thought to take about a year, which would have them arriving at some point in 2024.

Ukraine will also receive advanced Patriot air defenses sooner than originally anticipated.

“We’re confident that we’ll be able to get the Patriots there on an expedited timeline,” Ryder said, noting that Ukrainians being trained on the system “went faster than expected, just given their propensity and their eagerness to do the training.”

The United States have continued to campaign for international support for Ukraine, rapidly forming an alliance to support Kyiv after Russia invaded in February 2022 and coordinating aid from several nations.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: LUKE MOCHERMAN

PHOTO CREDIT: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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