The six additional Caesar guns, the flagship of the French artillery promised by Emmanuel Macron in mid-June, are “on their way” to Ukraine, the head of French diplomacy, Catherine Colonna, said on Tuesday. Twelve Caesar guns “have already been delivered” and “the other six are on the way,” she told the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee in Paris.
He did not specify the expected date of arrival on Ukrainian soil of this reinforcement that had been announced by the French head of state on June 16 during his visit to Kyiv.
Since the beginning of the military offensive launched by Moscow in Ukraine on February 24, Paris has delivered to Kyiv, in addition to Caesar guns, Milan anti-tank missiles and Mistral anti-aircraft missiles.
“France takes its full share”
At the end of June, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, had indicated that the shipment of anti-ship missiles, requested by Kyiv to “open loopholes in this maritime blockade imposed by Russia and which deprives many countries of the supply of grain and materials material raw material”, was “part of the files examined”.
“At the national level, France fully plays its role, even if we emphasize what we are doing less than others. We have chosen not to communicate the full extent of our military contribution” and reserve this information “for our partners,” Catherine said. Colona.
Source: BFM TV
