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File photo dated 20/11/2017 of a Challenger II Main Battle Tank at Royal Tank Regiment HQ, Tidworth, Wiltshire. Western allies are meeting to discuss further military support for Ukraine amid intense pressure on Germany to authorise the release of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to bolster Kyiv's forces in their fight against Russia. Issue date: Friday January 20, 2023. (KEYSTONE/PRESS ASSOCIATION IMAGES/Ben Birchall)