Are Western battle tanks really a silver bullet for Ukraine?

Increase in military assistance ‘marks a turning point in Western policy’ but may still not be enough

A Ukrainian serviceman sits on a T-80 tank in eastern Ukraine on 29 December 2022
Ukrainian forces have relied so far on old Soviet-era tanks
(Image credit: Sameer al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

British tanks could be supplied to Ukraine for the first time since the Russian invasion began almost a year ago as part of a major change in Western policy aimed at bringing a military breakthrough to end the war.

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