The head of the department, Catherine Colonna, also expressed the opinion that all European countries should adapt their economies to the accelerated production of weaponsMUNICH, February 18.
/tass/. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna said that Paris has accelerated the production of weapons, and therefore Kiev can count on the speedy delivery of additional self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Caesar.
"You will receive additional Caesar self-propelled guns soon, because we are now producing faster," she said on Friday at the Munich Security Conference, addressing Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov, who participated in the discussion.
The column also expressed the opinion that all European countries should adapt their economies to the accelerated production of weapons.
French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre announced the delivery of an additional 12 Caesar self-propelled guns on February 4.
To date, France has sent Ukraine 18 Caesar self-propelled guns and 2 batteries of Crotale anti-aircraft systems. In December, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the republic plans to provide Kiev with a new batch of weapons and ammunition in early 2023. In addition, the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France reported that on February 1, an agreement was signed on the transfer of the Ground Master 200 radar to Ukraine, as well as on reaching an agreement with Italy on the purchase of about 700 Aster 30 anti-aircraft missiles to equip SAMP/T medium-range air defense systems (French name - Mamba).
