France to deliver Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine

During a conference, French President Emmanuel Macron revalidated his commitment to Ukraine in providing them with aerial weapons

France announced that it will deliver to kiev fighter planes Mirage 2000-5 and which in turn will instruct the pilots and a brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers in their country, to whom it will equip, train and provide aerial weapons. Training would begin during the summer season and last approximately five or six months, so officers will be ready to return to the front lines by the end of the year. The exact numbers of planes that will be sent will be released after the meeting this Friday between Macron and Zelensky in the Elysee Palace.

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The president once again assured in his announcement that Ukraine has free will to use its weapons to neutralize the enemy’s attacks on its territories, to which Macron highlighted that “We are working with all allies and we will act based on a collective decision,” and added that “Russia is an imperialist power that is not Nazi Germany but tramples on International Law,” and? “Putin is not willing to forge peace.” the president sentenced.

Macron and Putin had a good working relationship before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. In the weeks preceding the start of hostilities, Macron’s diplomatic efforts failed to prevent war, but he maintained an open line of communication with the Russian president for months. But the efforts fell short of persuading the Kremlin. His diplomatic and personal relations grew colder as the war dragged on. Months ago, Macron considered the possibility of stripping Putin of France’s highest decoration. To which Putin responded to a journalist that “At some point, the French president broke off relations with us,” Putin said. “We did not do it. I did not do it. He did it. If there is interest, we are willing. If not, we will face it,” those were Putin’s last words directed towards France then and until now.