Paris to provide dozens of armored vehicles, tanks to Ukrainian army

WORLD, May 15 (YPA) – France will send to dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks, including the AMX-10RCs fighting vehicles to Ukraine , according to a joint statement issued after President Emmanuel Macron’s talks with Ukraine’s president.

The announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew into France late on Sunday to join French President Emmanuel Macron for a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

“In the coming weeks, France will train and equip several battalions with tens of armored vehicles and light tanks including AMX-10RC,” the two leaders said in a joint statement on Monday after some three hours of talks.

Paris would also focus its efforts “in supporting Ukraine’s air defense capacities in order to defend its population against Russian strikes”.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the European security architecture will have to fully secure Ukraine in the future, crystallize the non-outbreak of confrontation with Russia, and rebuild sustainable balances.

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