France is considering sending new Caesar guns, the centerpiece of French artillery, to Ukraine, which has been trying for more than seven months to expel the Russian army from its territory, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.
“We are working on various applications, with various member states of the European Union, in particular on new Caesars,” he said during a news conference after the first meeting of the European Political Community in Prague.
18 weapons shipped since the start of the conflict
Since the beginning of the conflict, France has provided 18 155mm Caesar guns with a range of 40 km, mounted on trucks, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, advanced armored vehicles (VAB), fuel, individual equipment and a fifteen TRF1 towed guns of 155mm to Ukraine.
Paris now plans to provide Kyiv with an additional six to 12 Caesar guns, taken from an order for Denmark, a source familiar with the matter said. France is also studying the possibility of delivering 20 Bastion armored vehicles to Kyiv.
“We will continue to support Ukraine”
The 27 “will discuss these issues, on some mechanisms” on Friday at an informal EU summit in Prague, the French president said, adding that he would come back to them in more detail during a news conference later in the month. the meeting.
“We will continue to support Ukraine from a financial point of view, from a humanitarian point of view and from a military point of view,” he insisted.
Then to add: “This aid will continue to be an aid in terms of equipment and training in line with what we have been doing for several months.”
“We continue to move forward based on the requests that are made and coordinating very closely between members of the European Union and non-members of the European Union,” he added, referring to the United Kingdom.
Source: BFM TV
