France will train and equip a number of Ukrainian regiments with dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks, the presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday in Paris. France will also channel its efforts to bolster Ukraine’s anti-air defenses, the joint statement also reads. In diplomatic terms, the two presidents have argued in favor of introducing new sanctions against Russia and of continuing to strengthen ties between Ukraine, NATO and the EU. Ukraine has a right to make its own security choices and France supports this country’s bid to join the Euro-Atlantic Community, the French president pointed out. Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Paris on Sunday evening as part of a mini tour of Europe which also included stopovers in Italy and Germany.
