'Heavy-maintenance' Abrams battle tanks 'won't make a big difference' in Ukraine's counteroffensive
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Kyiv has announced the arrival of US Abrams battle tanks, boosting Kyiv's forces in their slow-moving counteroffensive against Russian troops. The decision to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine represented a U-turn as American defence officials had repeatedly said they were ill-suited for Kyiv's forces due to their complexity. For more on Ukraine's push to claw back ground from Russian forces, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula is joined by General Jean Paul Paloméros, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander.