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Berlin's Mayor, Kai Wegner, welcomes Kyiv's Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, at the Brandenburg Gate to mark the signing of a twinning agreement between the two capitals. IMAGES
Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says he believes the EU member will manage to send a first battalion of tanks to war-torn Ukraine by April. "I think we could deliver at least one battalion in the first four months of this year. Three months maybe. And then we have to proceed as fast as possible of course," he tells reporters while on a visit to Warsaw. SOUNDBITE
On the occasion of his first military troop visit to the Altengrabow training ground, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius answers a question from an English-speaking journalist about the delivery of German tanks to Ukraine, saying that they should be sent "at the end of March" this year.
IN THE PRESS – Thursday, January 26: We look at reactions in the US and German press to the news that both countries are pledging to send tanks to help Ukraine. Also, will Russian and Belarusian athletes be able to compete in the 2024 Olympics? Plus, a BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi’s role in deadly riots in India in 2002 has been banned, creating a major backlash. Finally, Netflix show "Squid Game" is set to become a reality show, but not all has gone as planned in the filming process!
The United States and Germany on Wednesday announced deliveries of top-of-the-line tanks to Ukraine, sweeping aside their longstanding misgivings and signaling a new surge of Western support for an expected counteroffensive against the Russian invasion. For more on what is being described as a "watershed moment" but not so much a "game changer," FRANCE 24 is joined by John E. Herbst, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and former US Ambassador to Ukraine.
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