The French government is looking for funds to finance a package of military aid to Ukraine in ire 3 billion euros after large-scale reduction vitrate of the country.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine via Bloomberg.
The French ministries of defense, foreign affairs and finance will be asked to redirect funds and find opportunities for savings in order to pay the fee – from missiles to artillery, people familiar with this matter said, without disclosing details, as far as the discussion is concerned.
It is possible that after the week of the 18th, France lowered its GDP forecast for France for 2024 and stated that it would be necessary to save 10 billion euros in order to end the government's government sooner. no budget deficit. The government along the roads came to provide assistance to farmers to protest against rising prices, cheap imports and bureaucratic drag.
France has been criticized for the lack of clarity in providing assistance to Ukraine, which leads to the fact that it does not work as richly as its partners in the EU and NATO. The Ukrainian military is aware of a severe shortage of ammunition, the remnants of Russia's large-scale invasion have reached the frontier.
Financing for the remaining assistance may be found without official approval There will be no changes to the budget, people said, who asked not to mention their names, discussing confidential plans. One of the new countries, having added 400 million euros, is planned to finance the military forces until 2027, does not include the possibility of additional assistance, which complicates the task.
According to published data, France spent 3.8 billion euros on support for Ukraine, including SAMP-T surface-to-surface missile systems, Caesar self-propelled howitzers, AMX 10 armored vehicles and SCALP missiles.
Help France ї
France It is one of the regional leaders behind the help of Ukraine. Paris will provide military and financial assistance, as well as supporting EU sanctions against Russia.
Recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, having invaded France, signed a security guarantee agreement with President Emmanuel Macron .
Zgod Zelensky informed that Ukraine is rejecting a new package of military aid from France. Until then, artillery shells, Caesar self-propelled artillery systems and additional reinforcement of air defense systems will go away.
Crimea, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that France will transfer new drones to Ukraine Ikaze. Postings may occur in the coming years.
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