French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that Kiev has the right to strike Russian territory with French long-range missiles.
According to the diplomat, Kiev can carry out such strikes “for self-defense.” He also expressed the opinion that the West should not have restrictions and “red lines” on the issue of supporting Ukraine . Barro added that European security depends on helping Kiev.
According to BBC,”Every time the Russian army advances one square kilometer, the threat becomes one square kilometer closer to Europe,” Barro said.
At the same time, he did not confirm that French missiles were used to strike Russian territory . When asked whether France could send its troops to the Ukrainian conflict zone, the diplomat replied that Paris was not ruling out any options.
French Le Figaro wrote that France and Britain had given Ukraine permission to fire long-range Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles at Russian territory. This information was later removed from the newspaper’s website.
Quote: “The French and the British have authorised Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory using their SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles,” according to Yahoo News.
Updated: As of Monday morning, this phrase has been changed to read: “The debate was already raging in the offices about allowing the use of Western missiles against Russian territory. Emmanuel Macron spoke in favour of this during his state visit to Germany in May 2024.”
The publication provides no further details or specific sources for this information.
The broader article focuses on US President Joe Biden’s authorisation for Ukrainian forces to launch strikes deep into Russian territory with American ATACMS missiles.
According to French Le Monde reported that France would not be able to supply Ukraine with a significant number of long-range SCALP missiles, as its arsenal is small. According to the newspaper, Paris has already sent Kiev ten SCALP missiles and intends to supply another 30 units.
