The ratcheting up of tensions between Ukraine’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and Russia ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has deepened geopolitical rivalries with no visibility of an end to this invasion. In January, NATO responded, after some internal differences, to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to mobilise for a spring offensive by sending to Ukraine advanced tanks, US-made Abrams and German-manufactured Leopard 2, armoured fighting vehicles, and long-range missiles. This is in addition to a range of materiel with which the US and Europe have been equipping Ukraine ever since the Russian annexation of the Crimea.
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First Published: Thu, February 23 2023. 21:50 IST
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