Leading allies of Kyiv are slated to meet Friday in Germany as pressure mounts on Berlin to provide the Ukrainian military with German-made Leopard combat tanks.
Russian sources, meanwhile, continue to report battlefield gains following the Jan. 10 capture of Soledar, a salt-mining town in the Donetsk region.
A tank fires a round amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Soledar, Donetsk region, in this screen grab released on Jan. 8, 2023. (State Border Guard Service of Ukraine/via Reuters)
New German Defense Chief Vows Support
Only hours after being sworn in on Jan. 19, Boris Pistorius, Germany’s newly-appointed defense minister, hosted talks with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin….