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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Ryuu96 said:

France will soon deliver 78 howitzers to Ukraine to meet Kyiv's urgent needs, defense minister says | AP News

France is really stepping up their game in Ukraine. Considering that Macron and Putin were friends before the war, and how France is suddenly ramping up the support since end of January, it feels a bit like Macron playing the role of a scorned woman retaliating at their ex.

I wonder by how much the production will be boosted by those 130M, considering it's divided between 4 countries and thus at least 4 different sites. It looks to me like this won't amount to very much unless most is already in place and just needs to be reactivated/ switched to 155mm shells.

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Yeah, I think it's a combination of Macron being pissed off at Putin, Macron debased himself trying to get Putin to stop, I think the other considerations are Macron wanting to position himself/France as a leader of Europe which means you have to actually start listening to the concerns of the Baltic, Eastern and Central bloc of countries. He probably also sees the writing on the wall in regards to America, they can't be relied on as long as Republicans have the power to block, Europe needs to step things up if they want to protect Europe, we can't be sure of America's help anymore.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 27 March 2024