#France, #Italy reportedly opt out of US-NATO arms deal for Ukraine

Under this scheme, #NATO will purchase advanced arms from the U.S., including air defense systems, and deliver some of them to #Ukraine.

According to two #French officials, France declined to join the plan because of President Emmanuel Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own defense industries by purchasing #domestically #produced arms.

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France, Italy reportedly opt out of US-NATO arms deal for Ukraine

France declined to join the plan because of President Emmanuel Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own defense industries by purchasing domestically produced arms, Politico reported, citing French officials.

^{Anna Fratsyvir (The Kyiv Independent)}