US may deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine earlier than expected, White House says 

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby made the corresponding statement, Bloomberg reports.

"We are working on it," he said.

“There are some changes that you can make to the process to sort of speed that up,” Kirby added.

At the same time, the White House noted that they are not considering the delivery of fighter jets yet, as they are focusing on weapons that the Armed Forces will need more.

Reference: The Abrams M1 main battle tank was developed by Chrysler Defense and is manufactured under the General Dynamics brand. In addition to the United States, the military of Poland, Australia, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and a number of other Eastern countries use Abrams tanks.

• On January 25, US President Joe Biden announced that Ukraine would receive 31 Abrams tanks.

• Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Stanley Brown said that Ukraine could receive the M1 Abrams tanks from the stocks stored in US warehouses. This would speed up their delivery compared to if these tanks were produced.