French support for Ukraine is under threat
According to Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, France will not be able to fulfill its promise to allocate 3 billion euros to support Ukraine in 2024.
The political crisis in France may make it difficult to increase support for Ukraine, despite President Emmanuel Macron's repeated promises to help Kyiv as much as needed.
Reuters writes about it.
According to the media, in November, France completed the training of about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers, providing them with armored vehicles, Caesar howitzers, anti-tank missile launchers, surface-to-air missiles and radar stations. In addition, Paris provided missiles using funds from frozen Russian assets and plans to deliver Mirage fighter jets in the first quarter of 2025.
However, Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who is seen as a possible…