France will switch Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine and practice Ukrainian pilots as a part of new army cooperation with Kyiv within the combat in opposition to Russian invasion, he introduced on Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron, on the time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in France. The sending of the French military to Ukraine, which they’ve been speaking regarding for greater than two months, however Macron didn’t point out. However he stated that he would let your entire Ukrainian brigade of troopers practice.
“Tomorrow (Friday) we’ll begin a brand new cooperation and announce the switch of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets” made by French producer Dassault to Ukraine and practice their Ukrainian pilots in France, Macron informed French tv.
Expeditions of Jiří Peňás. This time with Jitka Vodňanská to Burma
Echo24, 7 June 2024
EXPEDITION PODCAST
Macron stated he would supply Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the 2 meet for talks on the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday that the pilots would practice from this summer season. “Usually you want 5 to 6 months. So there can be pilots by the top of the yr. The pilots can be educated in France,” he stated. Nevertheless, Macron didn’t specify what number of fighter jets can be delivered. The Ministry of Protection contacted by AFP didn’t elaborate. Nevertheless, it can’t be assumed that there might be dozens of fighter jets. The planes are to be retired inside 5 years.
In line with Forbes journal, the Mirage deal was months within the making. In line with Macron, Ukraine will obtain Mirage 2000-5 fighters, that are optimized for air fight, and never the previous Mirage 2000C fighters or Mirage 2000D plane, appropriate for floor assaults. They’re to be deployed to fight Russian Sukhoi plane.
Macron stated Ukraine faces a “enormous problem” in coaching troops because it tries to mobilize tens of 1000’s extra troopers to go to the entrance. He promised that France would equip and practice a complete brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian troopers to defend themselves following they returned to Ukraine from coaching.
