French Defense Minister Sebastien Licorne said today, Wednesday, that the first AMX10-RC armored fighting vehicles will be delivered to Ukraine in February.
“We want to act as quickly as possible, I expect the first deliveries to take place in early February,” Licorne told France 5, noting that France would not disclose the number of armored fighting vehicles it intends to supply to Ukraine for security purposes. causes.
He added: “We are approaching this issue with caution. The Russians have said they plan to hit supply chains and places Western military aid could pass through, so we are cautious about dates and amounts of deliveries.”
In the same context, US President Joe Biden confirmed today, Wednesday, that Washington has decided to transfer 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Kyiv, but their delivery will take time.
Speaking at the White House, Biden said it would take time to get the Abrams tanks to Kyiv, but the U.S. would quickly begin training Ukrainian forces on them, stressing that the weapons would “play an important role” in the military operation in Ukraine.
Biden added that “Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with the 50-nation Contact Group on Ukraine to provide Kyiv with important support,” stressing that the arrival of tanks in Ukraine does not pose a threat to Russia, but “the case will play an important role in the war.” “.
And Russia had previously sent a memorandum to NATO countries over arms shipments to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated that any arms shipment to Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russian forces.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that the “NATO” countries are playing with fire by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated that the infusion of weapons from the West into Ukraine is not conducive to success. Russian-Ukrainian negotiations will also have a negative impact.
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