First Australian Abrams tanks en route to Ukraine despite US "private frustrations"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Despite these challenges, Australia's Department of Defense maintained that "Australia remains on target to meet the delivery of the M1A1 Abrams in 2025," and that work with Ukraine continues "in line with agreed arrangements for the gifting, including on delivery and sustainment.
33% : "Last year, even before Donald Trump returned as president, we warned the Australians that sending these Abrams tanks would be complicated, and once they finally get to the battlefield the Ukrainians will find them difficult to sustain," one US official told the ABC, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
20% : " The tanks' journey to Ukraine faced delays earlier this year when operations at a key logistics hub in Poland were temporarily suspended after President Trump froze military aid to Ukraine.

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