The tanks will be armed with controversial armour-busting depleted uranium rounds, which could possibly be linked to health issues such as cancer and birth defects.
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00:00 "The Abrams M1 tanks promised by the United States to help Ukraine in its counteroffensive
00:07 against Russia will arrive sooner than expected," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on
00:13 Monday.
00:14 He made the announcement at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany, an international
00:20 debut for the new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umarov.
00:23 "I was there a few days ago and certainly enjoyed our meeting.
00:26 The M1 Abrams tanks that the United States had previously committed to will be entering
00:31 Ukraine soon.
00:32 Now the more Russia prolongs its war, the more glaring its cruelty becomes.
00:39 Russia's assault have increased far beyond the battlefield."
00:46 The Ukraine Defense Contact Group is made up of 50 countries allied with Ukraine, who
00:51 have contributed around 71 billion euros since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion
00:57 last year.
00:58 During the meeting, Denmark also promised 45 additional tanks for Ukraine, including
01:03 30 Leopard 1s and 15 T-72 tanks.
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