France has started sending “significant numbers” of Scalp long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. It has been reported Reutersciting a French military source.
“France has started to supply Ukraine a “significant number” of Scalp cruise missiles. They will be integrated with non-Western military aircraft.
According to the source, the French authorities do not consider the supply of such missiles to Kiev as an escalation of the conflict.
Prior to that, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, told reporters at a briefing that France’s decision hand over Ukraine’s long-range missiles will not affect the course of the special operation.
On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for help from the presidents of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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