France, Russia and euro

France to tap Russian assets for 195 million euros this year, minister says
France will use interest from Russian assets to fund another 195 million euros ($211 million) in arms for Ukraine, Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecournu said a newspaper interview.
France to provide $211 million in military aid to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets
France will provide Ukraine with 195 million euros ($211 million) in military aid using the interest accrued from frozen Russian assets, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu told La Tribune in an interview published March 8.
France, seen as the spearhead of European defense, worries Russia
Emmanuel Macron at a press conference at the end of the Extraordinary European Council, Brussels, March 6, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP. As soon as the European Cou
France says it will give Ukraine arms worht $211 million using interest from frozen Russian assets
The Group of Seven powers agreed last year to provide Ukraine with $50 billion via a series of bilateral loans that Kyiv could pay off using windfall profits from $300 billion of frozen Russian state
Ukraine to receive €195 million in weapons from France, funded by Russian assets
French Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced that France will provide military aid to Ukraine worth 195 million euros. The deal will be financed through interest from frozen Russian assets,
Macron's diplomatic comeback: from France's domestic crisis to reshaping Europe's defense
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy, seeking to ease relations with President ...
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Russia accuses France of lying, violating agreements
Kremlin spokesman says Paris failed as guarantor of Minsk agreement in wake of 22014, also in providing security to onetime ...
Russia vs France: How the two nuclear powers stack up
France plans to extend its nuclear deterrence to European allies, creating tension with Russia. President Macron's statements ...
Ukraine Deploys French Mirage Jets To Repel Russian Missiles
Ukraine defended its critical infrastructure involved in the gas industry by using French Mirage 2000 jets to repel Russian ...
Russian forces walked inside gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from rear in Kursk
Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s ...
Russia's arms exports are going bust as foreign buyers bolt and the Ukraine war chews through its weapons
Russia's arms exports are collapsing amid the Ukraine war, with foreign buyers fleeing and production diverting to meet ...
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As faith in the US wavers, can France’s nuclear umbrella deter Russia?
A pillar of French sovereignty and source of national pride, France’s nuclear deterrent has long served as a symbol of the ...
Russia issues terrifying response after Macron hints France could use Nuclear weapons
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded to President Emmanuel Macron's speech warning of Moscow's threat to Europe ...
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Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US
To face that threat without the United States, Macron said he had decided to open a strategic debate on expanding France's ...