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After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said the country would train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots.
However, Mr Macron said he would not send the planes.
“We have opened the door to train Ukrainian pilots,” said Mr Macron. “The training can start from now. Several European countries had decided it was now necessary to start training.”
Mr Zelensky made a surprise trip to France on Sunday, on the heels of visits to Germany and Italy.
A Ukraine-France joint statement said new supplies would be prepared to address the most pressing and immediate needs to strengthen Ukraine’s defences.
The statement said that Paris would continue to help Kyiv defend itself, “focusing its effort in supporting Ukraine’s air defence capacities in order to defend its population against Russian strikes.”
(dpa/NAN)
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