Sending powerful armored vehicles such as the Bradley and Strykers
could be a precursor to providing tanks. But Western nations remain stuck in much the same place they have been for months —
debating who goes big first.
“There’s a strange back and forth with the Europeans where any time anyone asks, the Europeans they say, ‘Well, you know, the U.S. should go first.’ And the administration said, ‘Well, we want the Europeans to go first or we want to do it together.’ And the Ukrainians are just saying, ‘For the love of God, just give us the tanks,’” said a person familiar with those discussions.