April 9, 2022- 6:24 p.m.
NATO Agrees to Provide “New and Heavier” Weapons to Ukraine After Czech Tanks Arrive
During a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels among the alliance’s foreign ministers on Thursday (April 7), the US and UK led the way in forging a fresh agreement to give Ukraine “new and heavier” weapons, at a moment a limited number of Czech-provided Soviet-designed T-72M tanks have already been transferred to Kiev—reportedly with the quiet assistance of Washington.
“There was support for countries to supply new and heavier equipment to Ukraine, so that they can respond to these new threats from Russia,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said at a press briefing.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the US is “looking across the board right now, not only at what we have provided … and whether there are additional systems that would make a difference.”
The latest cutting edge weaponry the Pentagon has transferred to Ukraine has included Switchblade drones, which are low-cost Kamikaze drones capable of destroying armored vehicles and tanks in the more advanced version of the system.
