US won't transfer Abrams tanks to Ukraine due to technical reasons

The Washington Post reported this with reference to the words of an anonymous high-ranking official from the Biden administration.

It is noted that the US rules out sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine due to technical reasons. In a comment to the publication, the official noted that the tanks weigh 55 tons and have a gas turbine engine. It consumes a lot of fuel in operation.

He added that Abrams tanks are too heavy, can often break down and require a lot of maintenance experience.

“The battle tanks are so heavy that then-President Trump was dissuaded from plans to include them in the 2019 July Fourth celebration in Washington on grounds that their steel-plate tracks would destroy city streets,” the publication added. 

• On January 4, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, said in an interview with ABC News that American Bradley fighting vehicles are expected to be sent to Ukraine soon. On the same day, Biden confirmed that the United States is considering the option of supplying Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.