Germany and the United States have agreed to send armored vehicles to Ukraine, a joint statement from the two governments said on January 5 after a phone call between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden. The United States intends to supply Ukraine with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and Germany intends to provide Marder infantry fighting vehicles, the joint statement said. Germany also will join the United States in supplying a Patriot air-defense battery to Ukraine. Biden and Scholz also affirmed their intention to further support Ukraine’s requirement for air-defense capabilities in light of Russia’s attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure.
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