“France will not participate in the US President Donald Trump Scheme, where European countries will buy US weapons for Ukraine. Source: “European Truth” with reference to Politico Details: According to two French officials who are aware of this issue, Paris will not join the initiative to buy American weapons because French President Emmanuel Macron has long insisted that Europeans are being disbore.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Politico
Details: According to two French officials who are aware of this issue, Paris will not join the initiative to buy American weapons because French President Emmanuel Macron has long insisted on that Europeans build their own defense and industrial base at the expense of purchases.
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In addition, the French government is trying to increase its own defense costs, trying to reduce other budget expenditures and hold back a stunning budget deficit.
At the same time, given the limited European production capacity, the German Chancellor Government Friedrich Merz believes that buying American weapons is one of the only ways to quickly provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons.
Prehistory:
- On July 14, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement between the United States and NATO, for which the supply of US weapons to Ukraine will be paid for by European allies.
- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fila Filage stated that his country would not participate in the US project for the purchase of US weapons for Ukraine through NATO.