PARIS, Jan 30 French President Emmanuel Macron said that does not exclude the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine.
Earlier, in a statement on the website of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, it was reported that after Western countries announced their intention to supply tanks to Ukraine, he began to request assistance in the form of aircraft and missiles.
«By definition, we do not exclude anything,» Macron said at a press conference following talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in response to a question about possible deliveries of aircraft to Ukraine.
He recalled that in On the issue of arms supplies, France is based on three criteria: the first criterion is the usefulness and effectiveness of a particular type of weapon for the Ukrainian army. The second criterion is that these supplies should not lead to an escalation of the conflict, and the third one is that they should not weaken the defense capability of the French army.
The event was broadcast on the social networks of the Elysee Palace.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West would have a negative effect. «/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/07be7e94698a352dda3a224dada2107a.jpg» />Infographic