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    Frankreich wehrt sich gegen EU-Finanzierung für britische Sturmschattenraketen


    Frankreich wehrt sich gegen EU-Finanzierung für britische Sturmschattenraketen

    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-pushes-back-against-eu-funding-for-uk-storm-shadow-missiles/

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    2. Nickenator85 on

      Fair. An EU loan should be kept within the EU, especially since alternatives are available. Nice clickbait-y title though.

    3. telfordwolf700 on

      The irony is that France is currently developing a new cruise missile (STRATUS) with the UK.

    5. ThroawayJimilyJones on

      Fair. I agree Ukraine would benefit from UK weapon. But it’s UK respond to give money to Ukraine too, not French one to finance UK industry

    6. SpaceCadet2000 on

      I get the idea that EU money should *preferably* be used to buy inside the EU, but we have to be wary about double agendas too. France is the largest arms exporter in the world after the US, and coincidentally the only other manufacturer of such missiles. France is also not beyond using dirty tricks to get arms deals. So when Macron says: buy EU, he often really means: buy from France.

      In my opinion as a non-French EU taxpayer: we should put Ukraine’s needs first, taking into consideration lead times, production capacity and price, and we should not put the kibosh on any weapon from any country, or we risk that the EU funding simply becomes a program to funnel EU taxpayers‘ money to France to prop up their arms industry.

    7. Confident_Row7417 on

      Macron wants to lead so thing, anything. Make a new committee or something for him and move on

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