The M1 Abrams is the main battle tank of the US military and is one the most powerful and sophisticated tanks in the world, however, for Ukraine that is both an advantage and a problem.

People have staged a rally in Berlin to protest against the government's decision to send battle tanks to Kiev.

The US role in Ukraine has slowly escalated since the beginning of the war almost a year ago, raising the question of how far Washington is willing to go.

The United States and Germany are set to send their most advanced tanks to Ukraine, indicating a broad shift in the mood of Western countries, which had so far avoided sending critical weaponry to Kiev and escalating with Russia.

Germany says it will approve the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine only if the United States agrees to send its own tanks to Kiev, according to a report.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday in the first high-profile visit by a leader of the Group of Seven (G7) nations to China in three years.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government approves new arms export deals to Saudi Arabia.