So far among the Nato allies, only the UK has agreed to send tanks, in the form of 14 British Army Challenger 2s. Speaking remotely from Ukraine, Mr Zelensky thanked allies for their previous support but said “hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks”. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also appealed to allies to keep up the pressure on Moscow on the battlefield. Poland has offered to send a company of its Leopard 2s, but requires a sign-off from Berlin, which issued the original export licences, if they are to be re-exported. Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK will join international allies in considering plans for a new tribunal to deal with alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces.
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