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France, Ukraine
Paris lends air defence system to Kyiv amid shortage of missiles

A SAMP/T NG air defence system and a Ground Fire 300 system on display at the 55th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, near Paris, on 18 June 2025.
A SAMP/T NG air defence system and a Ground Fire 300 system on display at the 55th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, near Paris, on 18 June 2025. © Benoît Tessier/Reuters
During his visit to Paris on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was promised the loan of a new air defence system. But what Kyiv needs the most is in fact the ammunition adapted to this equipment, which did not feature in the agreement. [...]
Updated on 19/03/2026 at 08:50 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Pierre Gastineau
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