Ukraine and France have agreed to start joint weapons production, the Ukrainian defence minister said on Monday after hosting his French counterpart in Kyiv. Mykhailo Fedorov said the two countries signed a letter of intent paving the way for “large-scale joint projects in the defence-industrial sector”. He did not specify what arms would be produced with France or when manufacturing would start. “We are moving from supplies to joint production and long-term solutions that systematically strengthen our defence,” Fedorov said on Telegram after the meeting with France’s armed forces minister, Catherine Vautrin, in the Ukrainian capital.
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