France will send €2 billion in military support to Ukraine, President Macron announced ahead of a key security summit in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will provide an additional €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The package will include anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and drones.
The announcement comes as Macron meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of a planned "coalition of the willing" summit.
Scheduled for March 27 in Paris, the summit will bring together Germany, Poland, the U.K., and other coalition members that have pledged support for Ukraine’s post-war security.
Over 30 countries have expressed willingness to contribute to the coalition's peacekeeping force.
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