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Kremlin says British tanks in Ukraine will ‘burn’

This comes after UK promised Challenger 2s to Kyiv last week

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 16 Jan 2023 10:30PM

Kremlin says British tanks in Ukraine will ‘burn’
A British-built Challenger 2 tank, which UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to provide to Ukraine as the Russian offensive in the country continues. – Graeme Main/UK Defence Ministry pic, January 16, 2023

MOSCOW – The Kremlin said today that British tanks promised to Ukraine will “burn” on the battlefield.

“The special military operation will continue. These tanks are burning and will burn,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, using Moscow’s term for the Ukraine offensive.

He added that plans by some Western countries – like the United Kingdom and Poland – to send tanks to Ukraine will “not change the situation on the ground. It will only prolong this story.”

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised last week to provide British Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv.

Earlier this month France also pledged to send tanks – the French-built AMX-10 RC – to Ukraine.

Warsaw has signalled it is willing to send Leopard tanks to its neighbour.

The Kremlin has condemned Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. – AFP, January 16, 2023

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