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France to use interest from Russian assets to fund €195 million in arms for Ukraine

France's defense budget should reach €100 billion a year in the future, the minister said.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Sébastien (L), German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (C), and Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (2-R) review French troops during their meeting Paris, France, June 24, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/YOAN VALAT

Polish defense minister asks France, Germany for help at border with Belarus

The Polish defense minister has appealed to his French and German counterparts for help in dealing with an escalating migrant crisis at his country’s border with Belarus.

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French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers, Ukrainian commander says

Ukraine’s top commander said on Monday he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers soon.

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Germany, France sign agreement to build ‘tank of the future’ by 2040

Germany and France will have a state-of-the-art MGCS land combat system by 2040. On Friday, the defense ministers of the two countries signed a joint declaration in Paris to build modern armored vehicles.