Another $216 million is being handed over to Ukraine, this time for “reconstruction and EU integration projects” as Europe grapples with its own financial and economic headaches, per a communiqué from the office of French Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Bayrou also confirmed $1.62 billion in “guarantees” to ensure Ukrainian arms purchases from French defense contractors after a meeting with Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal in Paris. No surprise there - France’s just making sure it gets its slice of the war profits.