Milley: tanks, F-16s coming, but not in time for Ukraine offensive

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Milley: tanks, F-16s coming, but not in time for Ukraine offensive
By Tara Copp, AP
Jun 2, 12:25 PM
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says the main battle tanks and fighter jets the U.S. has promised to Ukraine won’t be ready in time for the imminent counteroffensive against Russia. (AP Photo/File)

PARIS — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive.

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