The French president responded to a press question on the sidelines of a visit to Ukrainian refugees in Maine-et-Loire, saying: "France in 2014 complied exactly with what was appropriate, namely, international law".
و :ضاف: "take Former French President Francois Holland Decisions, including very strong and orderly decisions at the time.. All contracts that were among France’s commitments and were not in accordance with what was decided in 2014 were suspended."confirming that it was only continued "Termination of contracts with extremely low amounts".
He stressed that "France made the decisions it had to make in 2014"And said: "I’m defending it here, even if it wasn’t me taking it, we acted meticulously, and that’s what should have been done".
Since the inclusion of Crimea In 2014, the European Union imposed an arms embargo on Russia, but France continued to supply military equipment under contracts signed before that date.
Defense Ministry spokesman Herve Granjan responded on Twitter: "France is in full compliance with its international obligations, especially the Arms Trade Treaty and the European Union’s Common Position".
Among these equipment, thermal cameras for armored vehicles, according to "Disclose" Which added that these devices can be used by the Russian army in Ukraine.
France also delivered navigation and imaging systems for helicopters to the Russian Air Force, according to the same source.
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The investigative website, Disclose, reported that France Has issued at least 76 export licenses for war equipment to Russia Since 2015, the government denies any breach.
In response to a press question on the sidelines of a visit to Ukrainian refugees in Maine-et-Loire, the French president said: “France in 2014 complied exactly with what was appropriate, that is, with international law.”
He added, “I took Former French President Francois Holland Decisions, including very strong and regulated decisions at the time… All contracts that were among France’s commitments at the time and were not in line with what was decided in 2014 were suspended,” stressing that only “contracts with very low amounts” were continued to be terminated.
He stressed that “France made the decisions that it should have taken in 2014,” and said: “I am defending them here, even if I was not the one who made them. We acted carefully, and this is what should have been done.”
Since the inclusion of Crimea In 2014, the European Union imposed an arms embargo on Russia, but France continued to supply military equipment under contracts signed before that date.
“France is in full compliance with its international obligations, in particular the Arms Trade Treaty and the European Union’s common position,” Defense Ministry spokesman Herve Granjan responded on Twitter.
Among these equipment are thermal cameras for armored vehicles, according to Disclose, which added that these devices can be used by the Russian army in Ukraine.
France also delivered navigation and imaging systems for helicopters to the Russian Air Force, according to the same source.