French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on May 15 in an interview with TF1 about the transfer of long-range missiles to Kiev.
He noted that the new weapons will allow the Ukrainian military to conduct a counteroffensive. At the same time, Macron refused to disclose the details of the deliveries.
At the same time, the French leader assured that Paris would not transfer weapons to Kiev that would allow attacking the territory of Russia, the newspaper writes.Ru». In addition, Macron recalled that France has already supplied Ukraine with a lot of weapons: self-propelled artillery, shells and armored vehicles.
Also on May 15, Macron mentioned that France is ready to start training Ukrainian pilots.
At the same time, on May 11, Britain has already delivered long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, which the APU managed to use. In particular, on May 15, Izvestia had footage of the wreckage of the Storm Shadow missile, which the Ukrainian military fired at Lugansk.
At the same time, the British government plans to soon transfer a new package of military assistance to Kiev. Against this background, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that London claims to get ahead of pumping Ukraine with weapons.
The West has increased military and financial support for Ukraine against the background of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, amid the aggravation of the situation in the region due to Ukrainian shelling.