Ukraine will obtain fourth-generation Mirage-2000 multipurpose fighters from France. Ukrainian pilots can be skilled on French territory. This was acknowledged by President Emmanuel Macron in an interview quoted by BNR.
“Tomorrow /b.r. immediately/ we’re launching a brand new cooperation and asserting the handover to Ukraine of Mirage 2000 fighter jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation,” mentioned Macron, who is anticipated to obtain Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the Elysee Palace.
Ukraine has requested its Western allies to ship army instructors to coach its forces on its territory, Macron introduced, AFP reported. He assured that there are presently no French army instructors on Ukrainian soil.
The rationale for the request is the necessity for ample coaching of the rising military. “There’s a problem by way of capability (of instructors in Ukraine). That’s the reason the Ukrainian president and (Ukraine’s) protection minister turned to all allies – 48 hours in the past in an official letter – saying: “We’d like you to coach us quicker and do it on our territory,” Macron mentioned.
France plans to coach 4,500 Ukrainian troopers on its territory – one brigade, the pinnacle of state mentioned. Emmanuel Macron burdened that France doesn’t need “an escalation of the battle, however peace … will solely be achieved if Ukraine can resist.”
“The state of affairs is tough,” the French president admitted, including that the Russian military was finishing up “heavy blows” within the Kharkiv area. “Peace can’t imply capitulation of Ukraine. Peace should come via negotiations,” he added.
In response to Macron, this second has not but arrived, “as a result of Russia continues to advance”, BNR provides.
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