After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dined at the Elysee Palace on Sunday and announced from London that he was seeking “a coalition of jets” for his war against Russia, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with TF1 television Monday for the night, which France will form, together with other European countries, “Pilots” of aircraft for Ukraine.
It is those of the French Mirage IIs, which were seized in France, can start their training right away. They are produced by the Dassault family.
Macron excluding “for the time being” the delivery of aircraft to Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron insisted that France’s line has not changed: “We are not waging war on Russia. We are helping Ukraine to resist the Russian aggressor. Which means we don’t deliver weapons that allow us to reach Russian soil or to attack Russia. And we also don’t undermine France’s ability to defend itself,” she said.
In addition to the Caesar guns, AMX-10 RC tanks and training, France will deliver “other equipment, more ammunition, more missiles, which have a range that allows Ukraine to resist and lead this counter-offensive”.
Pilots, not planes
Including planes? the reporter asked.
“No, I didn’t talk about airplanes. I talked about missiles and I talked about training”, Emmanuel Macron replied. “Right now, we are starting to train. This is the deal that several European countries have made,” he added.
“We open the doors to train pilots”said the President of the Republic.
“We decided to build with the Ukrainians in the east of the country items to train your troopstheir battalions, which will be in charge of leading the counter-offensive and resisting and repairing vehicles, cannons,” the French president specified.
When asked about the delivery of fighter jets by journalist Gilles Bouleau, Emmanuel Macron said he had opened “the door to pilot training”. Ukrainian pilots could be trained in Franceeven if the head of state has been evasive about it.
With the US?
“Training can start now”, added the president, assuring that it can be done with “European countries that are prepared”. “I think negotiations are underway with the Americans”She said.
Macron has announced the delivery of “new ammunition” to Ukraine. The French president was questioned about Ukraine for the first time by Gilles Bouleau, after having received the day before the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, and when he has a popularity crisis in his country, where he is greeted with pans.
“France’s strategy is simple,” said the French president. “It’s about helping Ukraine to resistr, to organize, when he wants, a counter-offensive in order to be able to bring everyone back to the negotiating table and, under the conditions he has chosen, build a sustainable peace for it,” Macron said.
“What kind of weapons will soon be delivered to Ukraine?” asked the TF1 reporter.
Macron assured that France has already delivered “a lot”, especially Caesar cannons, ammunition, armored vehicles. But what will be sent? “new ammunition” to Ukraine.
Russia today intercepted over the Baltic Sea a German and a French aircraft over the Baltic Sea, which were approaching its airspace.
Source: Clarin
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