British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that if the previously promised tanks were destroyed, the country could procure new Challenger 2 tanks. The newspaper writes about it Telegram.
“Am I against more tanks? Yes, I don’t mind, ”Wallace said, answering the question of whether the UK will replace the destroyed tanks.
formerly Wallace declarationThat the supply of tanks to Ukraine will not bring the Armed Forces of Ukraine an automatic victory over the armed forces of Russia. So, he commented on the information received about the small number of serviceable tanks in the arsenals of the armed forces of European countries and the lack of spare parts for them.
Prior to that, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak He insisted Western countries see the depletion of their arsenals not only negatively. The politician defended his statement, claiming that the use of Western weapons against the armed forces of the Russian Federation increases the security of the states sending them. the altar said provided country Ukraine received £2.3bn ($2.8bn) of military support last year, and funding could be increased this year.