Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron together signed a letter of intent that sets out the groundwork for a Ukrainian buy of up to 100 Dassault Rafale jets, more SAMP/T batteries, guided weapons, and UAVs.

Standing together at Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base, near Paris, the respective Presidents of Ukraine and France embraced with a hug after signing their names on the printed agreements. The visit to France is Zelenskyy’s ninth since the 2022 full scale invasion of his country by Russian forces.

The headline of the letter of intent is the potential acquisition of up to 100 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for the Ukrainian Air Force. Also included in this package are relevant weapons for use on the Rafale, likely including more SCALP missiles , AASM Hammer glide bombs , and air to

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