France will equip several Ukrainian battalions with dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks
France will train and equip several Ukrainian battalions with dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks, announced Sunday after a dinner in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron and Presdient Volodymyr Zelensky, who also called for new sanctions against Russia, Hotnews reports .ro.
In the coming weeks, France will train and equip several battalions with dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks, including the AMX-10RC," a joint statement said. France is also focusing its "efforts to support Ukraine's air defense capabilities," the joint statement said. France has already delivered the short-range Mistral and medium-range Crotale anti-aircraft systems and is examining with Italy the delivery of more sophisticated SAMP/T surface-to-air systems, the Elysée Palace recalled. As for the Ukrainian request for fighter jets, it "is a little premature," an aide to President Macron reiterated, recalling that it first requires pilot training, a long and complex process. On the diplomatic level, the two presidents spoke in favor of new sanctions and for continuing to strengthen ties between Ukraine, NATO and the European Union. We remind you that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stopped in Paris on Sunday evening as part of a European mini-tour that took him to Italy and Germany.
