{"id":4130,"date":"2023-02-19T17:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4130"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:29","slug":"france-plans-to-send-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine-by-the-end-of-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/diplomatic-world\/france-plans-to-send-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine-by-the-end-of-next-week\/2023\/02\/19\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"France plans to send armored vehicles to Ukraine “by the end of next week.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS (AFP)-France<\/span> announced<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> that<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> next<\/span> week<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> begin<\/span> delivering<\/span> armored<\/span> vehicles<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Russia.<\/span> Earlier<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> day,<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union’s<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy,<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell,<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> speech<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Munich<\/span> Security<\/span> Conference<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> should<\/span> provide<\/span> more<\/span> military<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> speed<\/span> up<\/span> its<\/span> delivery.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> war<\/span> could<\/span> cost<\/span> Germany<\/span> 160<\/span> billion<\/span> euros<\/span> by<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> 2023,<\/span> finance<\/span> minister<\/span> says<\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> will<\/span> cost<\/span> the<\/span> German<\/span> economy<\/span> about<\/span> \u20ac160<\/span> billion<\/span> in<\/span> value<\/span> creation<\/span> losses<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> year,<\/span> or<\/span> about<\/span> 4%<\/span> of<\/span> gross<\/span> domestic<\/span> product,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> German<\/span> Chamber<\/span> of<\/span> Commerce<\/span> and<\/span> Industry<\/span> (DIHK)<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>This<\/span> means<\/span> that<\/span> per<\/span> capita<\/span> GDP<\/span> for<\/span> Europe’s<\/span> largest<\/span> economy<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> 2,000<\/span> euros<\/span> lower<\/span> than<\/span> he<\/span> normally<\/span> would,<\/span> DIHK<\/span> boss<\/span> Peter<\/span> Adrian<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> ‘Rheinische<\/span> Post’.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>German<\/span> industry<\/span> will<\/span> pay<\/span> about<\/span> 40%<\/span> more<\/span> for<\/span> energy<\/span> in<\/span> 2023<\/span> than<\/span> it<\/span> did<\/span> in<\/span> 2021,<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> crisis<\/span> triggered<\/span> by<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> study<\/span> by<\/span> Allianz<\/span> Trade.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>US<\/span> says<\/span> China<\/span> considering<\/span> supplying<\/span> weapons<\/span> for<\/span> Russia<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Antony<\/span> Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> Sunday<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> considering<\/span> providing<\/span> weapons<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> war<\/span> against<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> warning<\/span> Beijing<\/span> that<\/span> any<\/span> supplies<\/span> would<\/span> “cause<\/span> a<\/span> serious<\/span> problem.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Italian<\/span> PM<\/span> Meloni<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> Zelensky<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>Italian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Giorgia<\/span> Meloni<\/span> will<\/span> travel<\/span> to<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky,<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> source<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meloni,<\/span> who<\/span> took<\/span> office<\/span> in<\/span> October,<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> she<\/span> planned<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> February<\/span> 24<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> last<\/span> year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>France<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> armoured<\/span> vehicles<\/span> within<\/span> the<\/span> week<\/span>
\n<\/span>France<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> begin<\/span> delivering<\/span> the<\/span> armoured<\/span> vehicles<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> promised<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> war<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> by<\/span> next<\/span> weekend.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kremlin<\/span> says<\/span> West<\/span> not<\/span> willing<\/span> to<\/span> engage<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> peace<\/span> efforts<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> Western<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> not<\/span> yet<\/span> shown<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> open<\/span> or<\/span> willing<\/span> to<\/span> engage<\/span> in<\/span> peaceful<\/span> initiatives<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia<\/span> rebukes<\/span> Macron<\/span> on<\/span> comments,<\/span> references<\/span> Napoleon<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>Russia<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> scolded<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron<\/span> over<\/span> remarks<\/span> about<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> defeat,<\/span> saying<\/span> that<\/span> Moscow<\/span> still<\/span> remembered<\/span> the<\/span> fate<\/span> of<\/span> Napoleon<\/span> Bonaparte<\/span> and<\/span> accusing<\/span> the<\/span> French<\/span> president<\/span> of<\/span> duplicitous<\/span> diplomacy<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Macron<\/span> told<\/span> paper<\/span> Le<\/span> Journal<\/span> du<\/span> Dimanche<\/span> that<\/span> France<\/span> wanted<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> defeated<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> but<\/span> had<\/span> never<\/span> wanted<\/span> to<\/span> “crush”<\/span> it.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
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\n<\/span>EU’s<\/span> Borrell<\/span> supports<\/span> Estonian<\/span> proposal<\/span> for<\/span> EU<\/span> joint<\/span> ammunition<\/span> purchases<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>EU<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy<\/span> chief<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> he<\/span> supported<\/span> an<\/span> Estonian<\/span> proposal<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> to<\/span> buy<\/span> ammunition<\/span> on<\/span> behalf<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> members<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Borrell<\/span> made<\/span> his<\/span> comments<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Munich<\/span> Security<\/span> Conference<\/span> after<\/span> Estonian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Kaja<\/span> Kallas<\/span> outlined<\/span> the<\/span> proposal.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>West<\/span> must<\/span> provide<\/span> more<\/span> military<\/span> support<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> says<\/span> EU’s<\/span> Borrell<\/span>
\n<\/span>European<\/span> Union<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy<\/span> chief<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> must<\/span> provide<\/span> more<\/span> military<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> speed<\/span> up<\/span> its<\/span> deliveries.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Kremlin<\/span> scolds<\/span> US<\/span> for<\/span> casting<\/span> Crimea<\/span> as<\/span> legitimate<\/span> target<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> cast<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> “major<\/span> provocateur”<\/span> of<\/span> international<\/span> tensions<\/span> for<\/span> condoning<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> Crimea,<\/span> warning<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> remarks<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> peninsula<\/span> underscored<\/span> the<\/span> depth<\/span> of<\/span> disagreement<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> meeting,<\/span> Blinken<\/span> warns<\/span> China’s<\/span> Wang<\/span> Yi<\/span> not<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> Russia<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span>
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\n<\/span>US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Antony<\/span> Blinken<\/span> warned<\/span> Chinese<\/span> diplomat<\/span> Wang<\/span> Yi<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> consequences<\/span> if<\/span> China<\/span> effectively<\/span> supported<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> aggression<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> interview<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> met,<\/span> Washington<\/span> said<\/span> Beijing<\/span> would<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> Moscow.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> concerned<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> possible<\/span> sale<\/span> of<\/span> arms<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PARIS (AFP)-France announced on Sunday that by the end of next week it would begin delivering armored vehicles it had promised to Ukraine for its war with Russia. Earlier in the day, the European Union’s head of foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference that the West should provide […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,276,280,2425,2480,2482],"tags":[154,170,174,76,77,132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UKTNK.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4132,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130\/revisions\/4132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}