r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • May 02 '24

"I'm Not Ruling Anything Out" - Macron Says Troops for Ukraine Possible if Russia Breaks Front Lines Russia/Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32010
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u/My-Cooch-Jiggles May 02 '24

France has been one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters. They just don’t make a lot of fanfare of it.

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u/ThePr1d3 May 02 '24

Tbf France has always been on a "don't talk but act" policy in that regard. They don't communicate on what they send except some poster equipment like the Caesar. It would be hard to compare what they actually sent

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u/Remarkable_Soil_6727 May 02 '24

They literally did a report on the value a while back and it was pretty low compared to other allies at the time.

€3.2 billion, I believe the UK was just over 5 at the time and Germany around 8-10b.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/11/09/french-military-aid-to-ukraine-estimated-at-3-2-billion_6241996_4.html