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TRUE OR FALSE. Does France’s military support for Ukraine amount to 3.2 billion euros?
In a report, France, criticized for its weak military support for Ukraine, assures that it represents more than 3 billion euros. However, this calculation is misleading. – (France 2)
In a report, France, criticized for its weak military support for Ukraine, assures that it represents more than 3 billion euros. However, this calculation is misleading.
Accused of not doing enough for Ukraine, France quantified its military support for the first time in a parliamentary report. “France’s valued financial participation in Ukraine is 3.2 billion euros., assures Lionel Royer-Perreaut, Renaissance deputy and co-rapporteur of the report. However, this statement is misleading. The authors of the report did not base it on the price of the military equipment donated to Ukraine, but on the amount needed to replace it.
An inconsistent calculation according to several researchers
Thus, when France transfers an old armored vehicle, it is estimated at 1.5 million euros. This is not its real price, but the price of a new Griffon that France will buy instead. France is not at the top of the Kiel Institute ranking for its support for Ukraine. It points at 13e position. With this new calculation method, its aid would increase from 1.69 billion euros to 3.2 billion. For several researchers, this calculation would be inconsistent. France, Europe’s leading army, hopes to show that it lives up to its ambitions.
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