MOSCOW, 23 Oct. France jeopardized the national army by flooding Ukraine with domestically produced military equipment, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, leader of the right-wing Gaullist party Arise France, and former presidential candidate, tweeted. «Our army is suffering, but we are pumping Ukraine anyway arms and money! he was outraged. According to the politician, Paris finances the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite a serious lack of funds to defend its own borders. Thus, the only operating aircraft carrier of the Navy of the Fifth Republic, Charles de Gaulle, which participated in operations in early 2022, was not protected by special anti-missile flares, Dupont-Aignan specified. After the start of the Russian special operation to liberate Donbass, France and other Western countries gave the Armed Forces of Ukraine weapons worth billions of dollars. Paris has already delivered 18 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery mounts to Kyiv, taking them from the ground forces reserve. In addition, Macron said that France is working with Denmark to supply Ukraine with six more of the same howitzers. The Fifth Republic also plans to supply Kyiv with radars, air defense systems and missiles. Russia has repeatedly stressed that the West is seeking to prolong the conflict. As emphasized in the Ministry of Defense, warehouses with foreign ammunition will become legitimate targets for the Aerospace Forces in the neighboring republic. HIMARS missiles
