Germany to approve sending heavy battle tanks to Ukraine
ANDREAS RINKE and TOM BALMFORTH GERMANY will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do the same to help Kyiv fight off Russia's invasion, while the United States may supply Abrams tanks, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. While there was no official confirmation from Berlin or Washington by late on Tuesday, officials in Kyiv swiftly hailed what they said was a potential game-changer on the battlefield in a war that is now 11 months old. "A few hundred tanks for our tank crews - the best tank crews in the world. This…