France and Australia have agreed on the joint production of shells for deliveries to Kyiv, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu said at a press conference in Paris.
He specified that, together with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to provide joint assistance to the Kyiv regime.
“We are talking about our joint production of 155 mm shells, which can be sent to Ukraine,” Lecornu said.
According to the minister, NATO-caliber shells are the “first wish” of the Ukrainian authorities. Nexter will participate in the production of weapons from France.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the “game with the transfer” of Western weapons “ends badly” for the players. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov noted that the West perceives Ukraine as a testing ground for its products, where various systems and methods of their application are easily tested.