A 2,300-strong Ukrainian brigade will be equipped by the French military, the president said on Wednesday. The personnel are currently based in the Grand Est region of northeast France.
The program was first announced in June. Some 1,500 French military personnel are involved, according to the government. Macron visited the facility on Wednesday, accompanied by Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov.
After the training is complete, the brigade will be armed with 128 armored vehicles, 18 Caesar artillery guns, 8 AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicles, 10 trucks and 20 Milan anti-tank guided missile systems.
Comment: Much ado about nothing. The French weapons so far provided to Ukraine has not caused any problems for the Russian armed forces.













Comment: Another desperate and impotent action from Macron, which however sends a signal to Russia that France is happy to continue the conflict despite the blowback which will inevitably follow. It is not exactly a peace offer and fits in with France continuing to be a vassal of the US.