French lawmakers back Ukraine pact after divisive debate
Source: Reuters
French lawmakers back Ukraine pact after divisive debate
John Irish
Updated Tue, March 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT·2 min read
PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers on Tuesday backed a security accord with Ukraine, after a debate that showed deep divisions over President Emmanuel Macron's policy towards Kyiv.
The 10-year security pact with Ukraine includes commitments by Paris to deliver more arms, train soldiers and send up to 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine in 2024.
Macron has also adopted a tougher stance towards Russia, urging Ukraine's allies to urgently do more. He also did not rule out the presence of Western troops in Ukraine which has created a backlash among some.
Ukrainian officials had told Reuters they were worried that a vote not overwhelmingly in favour of Kyiv would be negative symbolically and could hurt President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to ramp up his country's support in the coming months.
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sit on their fat asses and are quite content to hand Ukraine over to their dark overlord, Vladimir Putin, at the direction of the Big Orange Pig 🐖. 
