Published October 09,2024
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President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday maintain talks in Paris with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after he met Ukrainian troops that France is coaching on its territory to combat the Russian invasion, the presidency stated.
The assembly from 1300 GMT, through the fifth journey by Zelensky to Paris for the reason that invasion in 2022, can be a brand new reaffirmation of French help for Kyiv in its combat towards Russia’s invasion.
It will come after Macron on Wednesday made a extremely uncommon go to to a navy camp in japanese France, whose exact location was not disclosed, to fulfill a part of a brigade of Ukrainian troops France is coaching.
The French Army is coaching on French territory 2,300 troopers from the brigade, named Anne of Kyiv, after the Kyiv-born princess who married the French eleventh century King Henri I.
“The training is going very well. The Ukrainian soldiers are progressing faster than we thought,” French colonel Paul, who in keeping with conference didn’t give his final title, advised French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov who accompanied Macron.
Macron advised the troops: “You have also made a lot of progress through your action and your resistance.”
Of the 4,500 troopers within the brigade, 2,300 are being skilled in France and the opposite 2,200 in Ukraine.
France will equip it with 128 frontline armoured automobiles, 18 Caesar cannons, “more than 18” AMX-10 automobiles, 20 Milan anti-tank missile posts and 10 giant TRM navy vans designed for help missions in tough terrain.
Macron additionally introduced in June the supply of an unspecified variety of French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to the Ukrainians. Pilots and mechanics are already being skilled on the plane that can be transferred.
France has already skilled a complete of greater than 15,000 Ukrainian troopers in numerous fields.
The Elysee in the meantime stated the talks with Zelensky can be a chance for Macron “to reaffirm France’s determination to continue to provide, over the long term and with all of its partners, unwavering support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.”
Zelensky stated he’s additionally due this week to fulfill the British, German and Italian leaders.
Source: www.anews.com.tr