French President Emmanuel Macron noted that “we must strengthen the industry, industrial and technological base of European defense, (to become) much stronger and more demanding, because spending a lot of money on purchases elsewhere is not a good idea.”

As Macron explained, during the opening of the Eurosatori, an international defense and security exhibition, “I asked the minister (of the armies) and the chief of staff of the armed forces to re-evaluate the law on military programming in the coming weeks in the light of the geopolitical context.” “France has entered into a war economy around which I think we will eventually organize,” he said.

And earlier, the Élysée Palace said that “Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone conversation that France would remain ready to meet Ukraine’s needs, including heavy weapons.”

According to Eliseisky, the two presidents agreed to continue contacts, “especially with regard to the opinion that the European Commission will apply for Ukraine to join the European Union, and the discussion that will follow in the European Council on June 23 and 24.”