Macron: France to send long-range missiles to Ukraine.

France will transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine to support its ongoing counteroffensive, French President Emmanuel Macron said[1] at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11. The French military operates SCALP-EG cruise missiles, an equivalent to the British Storm Shadow missiles. NATO leaders indicated[2] earlier that individual members will present their own aid packages for Ukraine during the summit.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stere said[3] that Oslo will increase its aid to Ukraine by over £238.6 million, putting its total value for 2023 at £960 million. The U.K. agreed to provide[4] its Storm Shadows missile with a range of over 250 kilometers on May 11. A few days later, Macron said[5] that France will also send missiles that would "allow Ukraine to resist."

Kyiv seeks to acquire the U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) long-range missiles as well but Washington has not yet approved their provision. NATO allies have convened in Vilnius for a two-day summit to discuss further aid for Ukraine and Kyiv's membership bid, among other topics.

CNN: UK delivers long-range missiles to Ukraine The U.K. has already provided Ukraine with multiple long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow, CNN wrote on May 11, citing senior Western officials.

Storm Shadow, jointly developed by the U.K. and France, has a range of over 250 kilometers or 155 miles.

[6] Martin Fornusek

News Editor

Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

  1. ^ said (twitter.com)
  2. ^ indicated (kyivindependent.com)
  3. ^ said (www.regjeringen.no)
  4. ^ provide (kyivindependent.com)
  5. ^ said (kyivindependent.com)
  6. ^ CNN: UK delivers long-range missiles to UkraineThe U.K. has already provided Ukraine with multiple long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow, CNN wrote on May 11, citing senior Western officials.

    Storm Shadow, jointly developed by the U.K. and France, has a range of over 250 kilometers or 155 miles. (kyivindependent.com)

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