France’s Unwavering Support: Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu’s Talks with Ukrainian Counterpart Rustem Umerov

2024-01-17 21:11:00

At the time when he received Le Parisien – Today in France in his offices at the Hôtel de Brienne (Paris, 7th), where a bust and photos of General de Gaulle stand guard, his model, Sébastien Lecornu, was not assured of the arrival of his counterpart, the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov. He risked being kept in kyiv by the vagaries of war. Late Wednesday evening, the visit was canceled and replaced by a video exchange. The two men were initially supposed to go to the Nexter factory in Bourges (Cher) where Caesar cannons, one of the flagships of the French military industry, are produced. Confirming France’s unwavering support for Kiev, recalled Tuesday by Emmanuel Macron, the Minister of the Armed Forces announced to Le Parisien – Today in France the production of 78 of these artillery pieces for the Ukrainian armed forces.

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