Macron agrees to train 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in France
ARK News… French Defense Minister Sebastian Licornu on Saturday told Le Parisien that French President Emmanuel Macron had supported a proposal to train a large number of Ukrainian soldiers in the country. "The president ... has approved a training plan that will allow receiving 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in France," he added. They will be attached to our units for several weeks.”
The minister said that France has delivered 18 "Caesar howitzers" so far to Ukraine and that talks are continuing to send six more cannons. In addition, he added, France is also considering the delivery of surface-to-surface missiles. He also pledged that France would provide short-range Crotal anti-aircraft missiles, which are used to intercept missiles and low-flying aircraft.
Macron on Wednesday said that France would provide radar and air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks, in particular, to help it protect itself from drone and missile attacks.
Paris has previously supplied Ukraine with shoulder-fired "Mistral" anti-aircraft missiles.
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