“By definition, nothing is ruled out,” he said, while stressing that the Ukrainians “are not making this demand at the moment.”
French President Emmanuel Macron, asked in The Hague today about the possibility of sending fighter jets to Ukraine to help it face the Russian invasion, cautiously replied that “nothing is ruled out in principle”.
He spoke of “criteria”, before any decision, such as “formulating” a “request” from Ukraine, that it “does not cause escalation” and “is not likely to touch Russian territory but help the resistance effort” and to “not weaken the potential of the French army”.
“By definition, nothing is ruled out,” he said, while stressing that the Ukrainians “are not making this demand at the moment.”
However, “in light of these three criteria we will continue to consider on a case-by-case basis” deliveries of military equipment, he added after laying out the same criteria for the possible delivery of Leclerc tanks.
Decisions are made “according to the requests made and not according to the rumors circulating”, the French president underlined, clarifying that Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is expected in Paris tomorrow Tuesday to talk with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecorny.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, for his part, stressed that “there is no taboo, but it would be a big step” if fighters were handed over to Kyiv.
The Netherlands has not yet received a request from Kyiv either, he said, agreeing to the criteria set by Macron.
After several weeks of hesitation, Berlin decided last Wednesday to send 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other European countries to supply similar tanks to Kyiv.
However, yesterday Sunday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin will not send fighter jets to Ukraine.
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