Defense Chiefs Fail to Resolve Dispute on Tanks for Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and the Ukrainian participant Oleksii Reznikov (R) attend the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, on Jan. 20, 2023. Michael Probst/AP Photo

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—Ukraine will have to wait longer to find out if it will get advanced German-made battle tanks.

A dispute over sending the tanks from Western allies to help Ukraine against Russia’s invasion played out both in public and private on Friday, as more than 50 defense leaders meeting in Germany failed to hammer out an agreement—stalled by Berlin’s hesitation.