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Russia launches air attacks on Ukraine after Germany, U.S. agree to send tanks
The attacks come after the United States and Germany announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of modern battle tanks in its fight against Russia, which denounced the decisions as an "extremely dangerous" step.
Russia launches wave of missiles at Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks
Ukrainian military spokesman Yuriy Ignat told local media that several Russian Tu-95 bombers had launched the missile attack from northern region of Murmansk.
US, Germany to send scores of tanks to help Ukraine fight Russian invasion
The U.S. decision to deliver M1 Abram tanks helped break a diplomatic logjam with Germany over how to best to help Kyiv in its war with Russia, which hours earlier had condemned Berlin's decision to provide Leopard 2 tanks as a dangerous provocation.
Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
The U.S. decision came on the heels of Germany agreeing to send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. Germany had said the Leopards would not be sent unless the U.S. put its Abrams on the table, not wanting to incur Russia's wrath without the U.S. similarly committing its own tanks.
Russia's new crop wheat exports stifled as Western bank wariness bites
The Russian Union of Grain Exporters argues that the West has the necessary tools to resume the financial service of grain supplies from Russia.
