France will take the role
The US government has decided to interrupt the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine. With this measure is administration Donald Trump She wanted to press Kiev to accept negotiations with Russia in this way. American intelligence was crucial to tracking Russian units, which allowed Ukraine to define more efficiently and attacks on Russian military forces.
The US government's decision came at a time when relations between Washington and Kiev were complicated. US President has chosen sharper rhetoric to Ukrainian President in recent weeks Volodimir of the Green, which culminated in a public outbreak between the two leaders in the oval office at the end of last month.
In addition, Washington banned its allies from providing US intelligence to Ukraine. How long this ban will be considered by US officials, but they hinted that this depends on the peace negotiations of Ukraine with Russia, writes Reuters.
French support Ukraine
Following the US decision, France has announced that it will provide military intelligence to Ukraine and thus replace US assistance with Ukraine. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecorn is in an interview for France Inter He emphasized that France has an independent intelligence service that is not subordinated to American. This allows her to decide on her own, who will share the information with and who she does not.
President Emmanuel Macron also promised that France would accelerate the delivery of French military assistance, replacing Ukrainian loss of US support as soon as possible. Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP
Chairman Emmanuel Macron He also promised that France would accelerate the delivery of French military assistance and thus replace Ukrainian loss of US support as soon as possible. He stressed Lecorn that the acceleration of French assistance is necessary, since Europe should not only be moral support, but also actually help.
The French Minister of Defense also stressed that the US decision to break help is very difficult for Ukraine, especially as far as morality is concerned.
European Solidarity and Future Measures
Due to the termination of US military assistance, Ukraine has called on European leaders to greater solidarity and increase the defense expenditures of EU Member States. At the moment, Ukraine is facing intense Russian attacks and needs additional support to defend its sovereignty, says the European political summit.
In this context, France is considering expanding its protection with nuclear weapons to European partners. In his speech, President Macron emphasized that France is ready to discuss ways to help increase Europe's greater security against Russian threats. Macron noted that Russia is a serious threat to the whole of Europe and that it is necessary to act uniformly and decisively. French Defense Minister Lecorn is in an interview with France Inter He also stressed that European countries must remain calm and avoid rhetoric, where the World War II is a plaster, but at the same time to be something similar.
In an interview with France Inter, French defense minister Sébastien Lecorn emphasized that France has an independent intelligence service that is not subordinated to the US. Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP
France and the United Kingdom are already preparing a peace plan that the United States will present. This plan should include concrete security guarantees for Ukraine, Europe and the world, which was also emphasized by Ukrainian President Zelenski in his X record.
Green thanked Macron for his support and emphasized that peace must be true and comprehensive, not just an empty speech that would mean a capitulation or fracture of Ukraine.
European countries have committed themselves to increase their defense expenditures and strengthen military support, providing stability and security in the region. Despite the current tensions between Washington and Kiev, European leaders remain united in the belief that working with the US is crucial, and hoping that talks between Ukraine and the US will only bear fruit.
