Volodymyr Zelensky calls for speedy tank delivery to Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the US and Germany to deliver tanks to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the speedy delivery of tanks to Ukraine.
The US and Germany have announced that they will send Abrams and Leopard tanks to Ukraine to support the war effort and Zelensky hopes that the delivery happens quickly.
In his nightly address, the Ukrainian leader has also urged the West to send long-range missiles and fighter jets.
Zelensky told Sky News: "I would like to say thank you to Germany, to Britain and to the United States that they made this decision.
"Overall I am very thankful to the world for the support for Ukraine. But speaking frankly, the number of tanks and the delivery time to Ukraine is critical."
Zelensky told NATO general secretary Jens Stoltenberg that "progress must be made in other aspects of our defence co-operation" - as Kyiv desperately seeks supplies of long-range missiles and artillery.
The Ukrainian leader has pressed for a significant number of Western tanks to crush the Russian invasion.
He said: "We must form such a tank force, such a freedom force that after it strikes, tyranny will never again rise up."
Kyiv believes that the tank announcements will allow Ukrainian troops to regain momentum and could deter a potential Russian offensive in the spring.
