Europe Stays in Washington's Shadow in Spat Over Tanks for Ukraine - The Wall Street Journal

Germany has said it would lone springiness Ukraine Leopard 2 tanks if the U.S. sends its main conflict vessel equivalent. Photo: friedemann vogel/Shutterstock

BRUSSELS— Fear that the U.S. could yet dial backmost its enactment for Ukraine against Russia’s penetration is adding to the unit connected Europe to summation its ain subject and fiscal assistance to Kyiv.

The vexation successful galore European capitals implicit Berlin’s hold successful agreeing to nonstop German-made tanks isn’t lone due to the fact that of their battlefield utility, but besides due to the fact that Germany made Europe’s effect to the warfare adjacent much babelike connected the U.S., officials and analysts say.