France “recovered” 300 million euros in interest from frozen Russian assets to buy military equipment for Ukraine, says Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.
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France “recovered” 300 million euros in interest from frozen Russian assets to purchase military equipment for Ukraine at the end of the year, including new Caesar cannons, announced the Minister of the Armed Forces in an interview with La Tribune Sunday.
“We are mobilizing the interests of frozen Russian assets to purchase military equipment for Ukraine”underlines Sébastien Lecornu. “France has recovered 300 million euros for this end of 2024 alone”he clarified. This amount allowed “to order 12 new Caesar cannons which will be delivered to Ukraine, as well as 155 mm shells, Aster missiles, AASM guided bombs, firing points and Mistral missiles…”he added. Some 60 Caesar cannons have already been delivered to Ukraine and around 80 will be delivered by the end of 2024, the ministry reminded AFP.
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The announcement of purchases of new equipment for kyiv comes as Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that the support of his allies will continue to stand against Russia. The Ukrainian president presented this week to his Western allies his plan “for victory”, supposed to put his country in a position of strength before any negotiations.
“Some aspects” why plan “are interesting and deserve to be worked on and documented”estimates the French Minister of the Armed Forces. “Above all, this plan shows that Ukraine is preparing for possible negotiations. It is up to us to help it sit at the discussion table with a favorable balance of power”he said. “Because, obviously, Russia will only respect the balance of power.”
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