Military briefing: Western allies at ‘inflection point’ on tank deliveries to Ukraine

This is a critical moment,” said Jack Watling, senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London. “Ukraine’s armed forces have available reserves and western aid. Russian forces are currently at a nadir. But Russia has already mobilised 300,000 troops. By the end of 2023, Russia’s military industrial production could also be starting to spike. So there is a military and political imperative to act now.”