Allies move to bolster Ukrainian tank forces ahead of counteroffensive

Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends Ukraine Defense Contact group meeting at Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a Polish hub to repair tanks as the U.S. hosted a meeting of allies on Friday.

The meeting at Ramstein Air Base, the latest in a series of arms-pledging conferences since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, made no major announcements on weapons but said its focus was air defence and ammunition.