United States And Its Allies To Provide Tanks To Ukraine

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🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The move, announced by President Biden in a speech from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, is the latest in a continued escalation of military equipment headed to the country from the U.S. and its allies. It comes as somewhat of a surprise: as recently as last week, top Pentagon officials were insisting that they would not send tanks.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Tassia.
0:02.0	And our three-year-old son, Aziz, he's currently napping as we head to the Senegal airport near Dakar.
0:11.0	We are on our way back to Atlanta from a two-week trip to both Senegal and Gambia.
0:17.0	This NPR Politics podcast was recorded at...
0:20.0	It's 12.53 Eastern on Wednesday, January 25th.
0:24.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:27.0	but our family will still be dreaming of our next vacation.
0:31.0	Sounds so nice.
0:32.0	All right, enjoy the show.
0:37.0	That sounds like an amazing vacation.
0:39.0	I will say I'm a little envious though of hearing that the three-year-old is napping
0:42.0	because it's kind of a struggle to get a three-year-old to nap when you want them to.
0:45.0	RIP Naps.
0:47.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. I'm Scott Detro, I cover the White House.
0:51.0	And I must my call it. I also cover the White House.
0:53.0	And we've got Tom Bowman joining us today. He covers the Pentagon for NPR. Hey Tom.
0:57.0	Who'd to be with you?
0:58.0	You are with us, Tom, because today, from the White House, President Biden announced
1:02.0	from the Roosevelt Room a notable escalation in U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
1:06.0	Today, I'm announcing that the United States will be sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine,
1:12.0	the equivalent of one Ukrainian battalion.
1:15.0	Secretary Austin has recommended this step because I'll enhance the Ukraine's capacity
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