Berlin was expected to announce its decision Wednesday regarding the export of powerful German-made Leopard battle tanks long sought by Kyiv, and encouraged allies to start training Ukrainian forces on how to use them. Washington is poised to send a significant number of Abrams M1 tanks, an announcement Moscow’s ambassador to the US called a “blatant provocation against Russia”. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).