EU is in ‘urgent war mode’, West lacks operational tanks for Kiev

After pledging to supply Ukraine with modern heavy tanks, many Western nations have now discovered that a significant part of their weaponry is not fit to take part in any conflict, The UK's Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace has said.... Soldiers of 1 A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers (QRL) patrolling outside Basra, Iraq onboard a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank during Operation Telic 4. Organization: MOD Object Name: d078d191 Category: ARM Supplemental Categories: Main Battle Tanks, Tanks, Vehicles Keywords: Op Telic, Basrah, Iraq, Challenger 2, MBT, Main Battle Tank, Tank, Armoured, Vehicle, Equipment, Army, Basra, Telic, Campaign, Op, Operation, Sand, Arid, Barren, Desert, Landscape, Terrain Country: Iraq.... By Photo: Graeme Main/MOD, OGL v1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26921368...