According to Lecornu, France aims to transfer 80,000 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine this year.
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He noted that the existing defense cooperation agreement between France, Ukraine, and Denmark regarding the funding for Caesar howitzers would allow Paris to deliver them “quickly.”
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The minister added that France is involved in the Czech-led program to procure hundreds of thousands of artillery munitions for Ukraine from non-EU countries.
On February 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a 10-year security cooperation agreement.
On March 12, the French parliament overwhelmingly supported the security deal.
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Section: Nation
Author: Іван Борисенко