Oleg Davygora18:38, 04/11/24

According to him, France cannot abandon Ukraine because it is located 1,500 kilometers away.

French President Emmanuel Macron, at a meeting with the heads of companies in the country’s military-industrial complex, demanded an acceleration of the transition to a military economy.

“The world is changing and we all must produce more to support Ukraine in the face of this aggression and defend itself,” he said, according to  BFMTV .

He noted that this dynamic is playing out across Europe and around the world. According to him, France has already tripled the production rate of Caesar self-propelled guns, which it supplies to Ukraine. 

Regarding the production of ammunition, he assured that Eurenco has already doubled the production of ammunition since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

“We want to go even further,” Macron added.

He believes that France cannot abandon Ukraine because it is 1,500 kilometers away.

“In other words, this is our own security. This is a chance for Europe to live in peace,” he said.

Macron also said that the European Union may have to agree on more than the promised 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine if the United States stops supporting Kyiv.

Help to Ukraine from France – details

France will soon transfer 78 Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine. This was announced by the country’s Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu. At the press conference, he added that an agreement on financing had been reached between France, Ukraine and Denmark, which would allow the country to “quickly deliver” howitzers to the Ukrainian side. France will also increase supplies of shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight a full-scale Russian invasion, he said.

It is noted that Paris has set a goal to transfer 80 thousand shells for 155 mm guns to Ukraine in 2024. Since the start of a full-scale war on February 24, 2024, 30 thousand shells have been delivered.

(C)UNIAN 2024