British PM Says Will Send Heavy Tanks To Ukraine to push Russian troops back

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged to provide heavy tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv's forces "push Russian troops back".

Sunak made the pledge to supply the tanks and additional artillery systems as a sign of the UK's "ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine", according to a readout of a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The move makes the UK the first Western power to supply the Ukrainians with main battle tanks.