Russia-Ukraine War

Zelenskyy Agrees to Buy 100 Fighter Jets From France to Boost Ukrainian Air Defenses

Ukrainian and French firms working in the drone sector will also discuss how they can combine their efforts.
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Zelenskyy Agrees to Buy 100 Fighter Jets From France to Boost Ukrainian Air Defenses
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on March 26, 2025. Reuters/Benoit Tessier
Guy Birchall
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal in France on Nov. 17 to purchase 100 fighter jets to bolster his country’s aerial defenses.

A letter of intent was signed by Zelenskyy and his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at Villacoublay Air Base, located just outside Paris, during their meeting on the morning of Nov. 17.

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