INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin said Tuesday that U.S
Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine would not change the outcome of its offensive and would "burn," after Kyiv received shipments of the
vehicles.Kyiv announced Monday it had received deliveries of the U.S
affect the essence of the special military operation, its outcome," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a briefing."There is
no panacea, no single weapon that can change the balance of power on the battlefield."Repeating a talking point the Kremlin has used about
Western weapons, he said: "They too will burn."Ukraine has been asking for more Western weapons, including longer-range missiles, to help
break through Russian positions and launch strikes deep within Russian-controlled territory.Washington had promised to provide 31 Abrams
tanks to Kyiv at the start of the year, part of more than $43 billion in security assistance pledged by the United States since the conflict
began.Russia has denounced the successive shipments to Ukraine, arguing they were prolonging the conflict.
