France has no plans to participate in the initiative of buying U.S. weapons for Kyiv, Paris is instead focused on developing its own military-industrial complex, Politico writes.<\/p>\n
The publication pointed out that France was not among the European countries that agreed to purchase weapons for Ukraine, a list provided by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The article notes that the Élysée Palace has long been advocating for European countries to develop their own defense industries by purchasing weapons from local manufacturers.<\/p>\n
“For this reason, Paris will not join the initiative to buy American weapons,” the agency reports. As previously reported by EADaily, the Czech Republic has also taken a similar stance. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that his country will not be among the countries that buy weapons from the United States for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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