Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov canceled his visit to France “for security reasons”. Agence France-Presse reported this with reference to the French military department (AFP).
According to the agency, Umerov canceled his visit to France, planned for January 18, “for security reasons”.
It was previously known that Umerov and French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu were supposed to meet in Paris and start a conference on the launch of the Artillery Coalition, one of the working groups of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group (UDCG). Ministers will also visit French industrial enterprises.
Due to the cancellation of the visit, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will launch an “Artillery Conference” via video link.
Before that, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov statedHe said he had a phone call with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in which they discussed the situation on the battle line and the needs of the Ukrainian military.
Previously on Rada in the name The reason for the dismissal of all deputy defense ministers of Ukraine.