Western Arms Will Solely “Delay Struggling” Of Ukrainians: Russia

Moscow:

The Kremlin on Monday mentioned strikes by France and different Western international locations to produce Ukraine with weapons — together with gentle tanks — would solely make life harder for Ukrainians.

“Essentially, these deliveries can not and won’t change something… (they) can solely delay the struggling of the Ukrainian individuals,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed reporters in response to a query on France’s resolution final week to ship armoured autos to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron final week pledged to ship gentle tanks to Kyiv.

The transfer to produce the French-made AMX-10 RC to Ukraine — a light-weight mannequin in service because the Nineteen Eighties — would make France the primary Western nation to ship tanks to Ukraine.

The Kremlin mentioned President Vladimir Putin and President Macron stay in touch.

Mr Peskov mentioned the leaders being in contact has been “very helpful, regardless of deep variations.”

After President Macron dedicated to ship tanks to Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz additionally confronted renewed calls to ship tanks to Kyiv.

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