To Expand The Offensive Ukraine Requires Tanks But Says Germany Will Not Help
But Germany is hesitant, causing deep frustration in Kyiv. It is an echo of the early days of the invasion, when Berlin was mocked for offering helmets when Ukraine needed heavy weapons. “Germany must understand that the timetable for the end of the war depends on its position,” Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Zelensky, told The Washington Post in an interview on Tuesday. A sweeping counterattack in the northeastern region of Kharkiv forced Russian troops into a hasty retreat and returned more than 1,100 square miles to Ukrainian control, a potential turning point more than six months into the war....