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Mirage jets for Ukraine: France's Macron walks tightrope

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Teri Schultz
June 7, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron announced he will supply Kyiv with Mirage 2000 fighter jets. The training of Ukrainian pilots will take place in France. Moscow had warned it would interpret the deployment of instructors to Ukraine as NATO involvement.

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