This new military aid was announced after a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a dinner with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on May 14, 2023. (XOSE BOUZAS / HANS LUCAS)
Announcements after the meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron in Paris. “In the coming weeks,” France will “train and equip several battalions with dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks,” the two countries announced after a working lunch between the two heads of state. , Sunday, May 14. In particular, Paris will supply AMX-10 RC, light and fast tanks. Some specimens of these vehicles have been present on the battlefield since the beginning of spring.
Regarding the Ukrainian request for fighter jets, “the question is a bit premature”, repeated an adviser to Emmanuel Macron, recalling that first of all it is necessary to train pilots, a long and complex process. France is also concentrating its “efforts on supporting Ukraine’s air defense capabilities,” emphasizes the joint statement. It has already delivered short-range Mistral air defense systems and medium-range Crotale air defense systems and is examining the delivery of more sophisticated surface-to-air systems together with Italy, the Elysée recalled.
“In addition to its national contribution, France actively participates in European Union and NATO activities to provide military support to Ukraine and to train Ukrainian soldiers,” the two countries said in a joint statement. During 2023, 2,000 Ukrainians are to be trained in France and almost 4,000 in Poland, where more than 200 soldiers are stationed for this purpose. Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a stopover in Paris on Sunday evening as part of a mini European tour that also took him to Italy and Germany at the weekend.
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