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France launches “artillery coalition” to finance 60 Caesar cannons for Ukraine

Of the 78 Caesar cannons destined for Ukraine, kyiv will pay for 6 and France 12. Together with the United States, Paris offers around twenty countries to finance the other 60.

Crowdfunding to finance Caesar cannons for Ukraine. This is the idea launched by Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces, to help finance 78 Caesar cannons for the Ukrainian army. This artillery coalition brings together 23 Kiev allied countries: the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden. , Türkiye and of course, France and Ukraine.

Finance 250 million euros

Ukraine and France have already taken their part. kyiv bought 6 cannons with its own funds and France will finance 12, the Minister of the Armed Forces announced. It is up to the others to share the bill of some 250 million euros of the other 60 that can be delivered this year. The twelve Caesars paid by Paris represent a budget of 50 million euros. This weapon is produced in Roanne by the Franco-German company KNDS/Nexter.

The artillery “coalition”, led by France and the United States, is one of the components of the contact group for the defense of Ukraine known as the Ramstein group, which brings together more than 50 countries in several subgroups, dedicated to mine clearance. air defense.

Author: Pascal Samama with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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