Allied Countries Send Leopard 2 And Abrams Tanks To Ukraine As Posters Send Memes
Yesterday, news broke that allies in Europe and the United States have announced new shipments of several dozen tanks to aid Ukraine's war efforts, offering the embattled Eastern European country a powerful new set of weapons in its fight against Russia.
Perhaps as expected, memes about the tanks rolled out across social media platforms from a number of users almost as soon as the announcements did.
The new tanks came after a controversial hesitation by Germany and its leader Olaf Scholz, who was wavering about whether to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainians. France, Spain, Slovakia and other European countries have already sent tanks or promised to send them.
The Polish weekly @TygodnikWPROST is famous for its front-page masterpieces.They are back with another one regarding the Leopard debate.🇵🇱🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/zf5bTjvAAj
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 22, 2023
— Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) January 25, 2023
In the coming weeks, Western countries will hand over hundreds of armored vehicles, including tanks, to Ukraine. Crews for them are already prepared. pic.twitter.com/pALCzjHgV2
— ✙ Andriy The Tall Cossack ✙ #NAFO 🇺🇦🇺🇲💙💛💪 (@AndriyNafo18) January 25, 2023
According to reports, Germany ultimately sent tanks because the U.S. sent 31 Abrams tanks as well, leading to a series of memes about the volume of military aid going to Ukraine.
The hesitation by the German government is part of a larger pattern. Western countries, nervous about possible escalation, often tend to limit the amount and type of military aid they give to Ukraine in order to not antagonize Russia too much, which has threatened to escalate things in the past.
Leaders around the world are trying to strike a delicate balance between helping Ukraine defend itself and avoiding a broader war. According to many analysts, the tanks represent a significant and necessary contribution to Ukrainian self-defense and a new step in the war.
If my math is correct, 31 Abrams Tanks are worth 400 million dollars, which is worth 4 eggs.
— Dave Landau (@LandauDave) January 25, 2023
31 Abrams tanks?! Russia is doomed!! pic.twitter.com/3gLSo8tG3a
— Mike Jonsinolio (@HimHeManGuy) January 25, 2023
I made Tank Meme Again pic.twitter.com/8VZy1jqXmg
— Le Pole Plumber ✙ 🇵🇱🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@TheNihl) January 25, 2023
Supporters of Ukraine online celebrated, seemingly glad to hear the news. In particular, the account Saint Javelin, as well as the NAFO alliance, continued posting memes about this latest development in the war, which just so happens to fall on President Zelenskyy's birthday.
Ukraine's newest tank brigades meeting for the 1st timeGold by @SecretNofun pic.twitter.com/3LVnD4AudN
— Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) January 24, 2023
On the news of Challenger tanks going to Ukraine, just saying ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/WwXwd21tpz
— David Brookfield (大卫) – (大伟) (@DMBrookfield) January 17, 2023
Happy Birthday @ZelenskyyUa #ZelenskyyWarHero #SlavaUkraini #UkraineWillWin #NAFO #Fellas #NAFOfellas #WeAreNAFO pic.twitter.com/HxkjmixLC3
— Stesch #Fella 🇺🇦 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇳 (@Stesch42) January 24, 2023
Others mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin, pointing out a famous 2015 incident where a new Russian T-14 Armata tank broke down during a military parade and got stuck in the middle of the street.
"we have different values and allies"@DRogozin pic.twitter.com/dszB5syVwF
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) January 25, 2023
— Saint Javelin (
saintjavelin) <a href="https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1618313797797842945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ukrainian farmers excited about Russia's possible deployment of cutting-edge T-14 Armata tanks <a href="https://t.co/86HXcQAyEN">pic.twitter.com/86HXcQAyEN</a></p>— Sputnik Not (Sputnik_Not) January 25, 2023
As the war continues, the tanks will certainly be welcome by Ukrainians, as well as many online who continue to support their efforts.
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Reminder that however you feel about wars of agression NAFO is not a meme it's state department propaganda.
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Ukrainians are lining up in the army to become crew members of the new tanks:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1618317810475888640