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In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and his South Africa's counterpart Naledi Pandor pose for a photo prior to their talks in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Lavrov says West prevented negotiations to end Ukraine war

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Poland will apply to the German government for permission to supply the German-made Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

A look at Leopard 2 tanks that could soon be sent to Ukraine

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

A woman stands in front of a display of destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Russia official warns West of destruction for arming Ukraine

By Andrew Meldrum - Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks to German army Bundeswehr soldiers at a "Leopard 2" main battle tank during a training and instruction exercise in in Ostenholz, Germany, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Germany has become one of Ukraine's leading weapons suppliers in the 11 months since Russia's invasion. The debate among allies about the merits of sending battle tanks to Ukraine has focused the spotlight relentlessly on Germany, whose Leopard 2 tank is used by many other countries and has long been sought by Kyiv. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP, File)

Pressure grows on Germany to authorize tank shipment to break Ukraine war stalemate

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Bucha residents gather to mourn the death of Oleksiy Zavadskyi, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on January 15 in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Ukraine’s tragic week shows there’s no safe place in war

Associated Press

In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, U.S. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tanks prepare to cross the Hantan river during a river crossing operation, part of an annual joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Ukraine fumes as NATO members slow roll tank aid

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is airing frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies confer on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia’s invasion. Germany’s new defense minister welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Berlin, declaring that German weapons systems delivered so far have proven their worth and that aid will continue in the future. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) **FILE**

Foreign minister: Germany ‘would not stand in the way’ if Poland wants to send tanks to Ukraine

By Andrew Meldrum - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays his respects to victims of a deadly helicopter crash during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, his Deputy Yevhen Yenin, State Secretary Yurii Lubkovych, national police official and the three crew members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Kyiv suburbs of Brovary. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy honors those killed in helicopter crash

By Andrew Meldrum - Associated Press

Soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment stand next to a Stryker combat vehicle in Vilseck, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. The fighting for Soledar and Bakhmut again highlighted a bitter rift between the top military brass and Yevgeny Prigozhin, a rogue millionaire whose Wagner Group military contractor has played an increasing role in Ukraine. (AP Photo, File)

Treasury to designate Wagner Group transnational criminal organization, impose sanctions

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Gen. Stephane Mille, second right, before his New Year address to the French Army, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, southwestern France. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to unveil his vision for modernizing the military in his nuclear-armed country, taking into account the impact of the war in Ukraine and evolving threats around the world. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, Pool)

Macron proposes increased military spending plan until 2030

Associated Press

A woman stands in front of a display of destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Ex-Navy SEAL dies in Ukraine; 6th known American killed in war

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

People pay their respects at the scene where a helicopter crashed into civil infrastructure on Wednesday, in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Russia claims progress in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv craves tanks

By Andrew Meldrum and Barry Hatton - Associated Press

A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is airing frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies confer on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia’s invasion. Germany’s new defense minister welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Berlin, declaring that German weapons systems delivered so far have proven their worth and that aid will continue in the future. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) **FILE**

Germany punts on Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

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Associated Press

Boris Pistorius, new defense minister, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, stand in the plenum of the German Bundestag before the start of Pistorius' swearing-in ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan.19, 2023. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)

Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration

By Geir Moulson and Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, Dec. 8, 2021. The U.S. is finalizing a massive package of military aid for Ukraine that U.S. officials say is likely to total as much as $2.6 billion. It's expected to include for the first time nearly 100 Stryker combat vehicles and at least 50 Bradley fighting vehicles to allow Ukrainian forces to move more quickly and security on the front lines. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

Bradley, Stryker combat vehicles being sent to Ukraine from U.S. stocks

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600 mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russia’s war in Ukraine has emboldened North Korea to test more nuclear weapons, report warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Army General Laura Richardson responds to questions from reporters before the Colorado native speaks at the fall commencement ceremony of her alma mater, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Denver. Richardson, who grew up in Lone Tree, Colo., started her military career as an Army aviator before rising to the level of a four-star general who was recently named commander of the U.S. Southern Command. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

China, Russia and cartels pose rising threats in hemisphere, U.S. commander says

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 21, 2019, photo, a member of the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Battalion of the 9th Regiment, 1st Division from Fort Hood in Texas prepares to unload Abrams battle tanks from rail cars as they arrive at the Pabrade railway station some 50 km (31 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) **FILE**

NATO member tank wars frustrate Ukraine as it pleads for stronger defense

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times