France and allies will not be combating a warfare towards Russia, the overseas ministry stated. (Representational)
Paris:
Neither France nor its allies are combating a warfare towards Russia, the French overseas ministry stated Thursday, following a Western choice to ship heavy tanks to Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion.
“We aren’t at warfare with Russia and none of our companions are,” ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre stated.
“The supply of navy gear… doesn’t represent co-belligerence.”
Ms Legendre spoke after German Overseas Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday stated it was necessary for Western companions to coordinate navy help to Kyiv.
“The essential half is we do it collectively and we don’t do the blame recreation in Europe as a result of we’re combating a warfare towards Russia and never towards one another,” she stated.
On Wednesday, Germany stated it could ship 14 of its top-of-the-line Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a much-awaited choice that opens the floodgates for a number of different European nations armed with Leopards to ship their very own contributions.
The USA introduced it could additionally present 31 Abrams tanks.
The Kremlin has stated Moscow perceives the tank deliveries “as direct involvement within the battle”.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by Timesof24 employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
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