Russia-Ukraine War
France says Putin needs to understand
NATO has nuclear weaponsRussian President Vladimir Putin when making threats about using nuclear weapons, needs to understand that NATO, too, is a nuclear alliance, the French foreign minister said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, when making threats about using nuclear weapons, needs to understand that NATO, too, is a nuclear alliance, the French foreign minister said.
According to NATO, the nuclear weapons held by members France, the UK and US are a core component of its overall capabilities for deterrence and defense.
Le Drian said France is also studying a series of requests for assistance from Ukraine, including the military.
They made us a list (of military equipment), we are in the process of studying it, to try to respond as best as possible to their request as quickly as possible," he said.
The US just sent 180 tons of weapons to Ukraine – more on the way
The aid from the U.S. has included both lethal and non-lethal weapons, from Javelin anti-tank missiles, to patrol boats, to small arms and ammunition. The Javelin anti-tank missiles, first given to Ukraine in 2018, use thermal imaging and can hit tanks from above, where the armor is the thinnest.
The U.S. has flown about 180 tons of weapons into Ukraine in the past three days, in an effort to bolster the country's defenses against a possible Russian invasion.
So far, the U.S. has delivered the first two weapons shipments on military cargo flights, with more shipments to follow. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine announced the arrival of the first 100 tons of weapons for Ukraine on Friday night.
