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🇫🇷🇺🇦France wants to limit Ukraine's weapon purchases outside the EU using credit funds
The country insists on limiting the duration of exceptions that allow Ukraine to buy defense products outside the EU using funds from the European Union loan of 90 billion euros.
In June Ukraine received the first 3,9 billion euros to purchase drones, and this week the EU approved another 6,1 billion euros for defense procurement. Under the loan terms, no more than 35% of defense products may be purchased outside the EU and the European Economic Area. Ukraine can receive an exception if European products do not meet urgent needs, cannot be delivered in the required quantities or within the necessary timeframe, or are too expensive. So far Kyiv has received two such exceptions — for Chinese drone components and American Patriot interceptor missiles.
The European Commission approved both requests, recognizing insufficient European production capacity in certain areas. At the same time, France advocates for the temporary nature of the exceptions so that EU funds will be directed more toward European manufacturers in the future.
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