French Senate. Archival photoPARIS, July 10French Senate President Gerard Larcher, following a trip to Ukraine, said that Kyiv is asking for the supply of protective equipment and armored vehicles. Larcher was on a trip to Ukraine on Friday and Saturday. During the visit, he met with Volodymyr Zelensky and spoke at the Verkhovna Rada. The President of the French Senate said on Saturday that he had discussed military support for Kyiv with Zelensky. «I will convey to President Macron what President Zelensky told me, namely that Kyiv wants to be able to fight on equal terms… to keep as many of their soldiers as possible. They need protective equipment and armored vehicles that could protect them,» Larcher said in an interview with France Info. Russia had previously sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies 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 does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >Makron promised «very quickly» to supply Kyiv with self-propelled guns «Caesar» and armored vehicles
