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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

At the start of the war, the Ukrainian armed forces’ ability to resist Russia’s barbaric aggression was underestimated.

I now see that experts and individuals of all kinds are making the same mistake with Western militaries.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 11d

“Talks on reducing strategic nuclear weapons must first be conducted between Russia and the U.S., but the arsenals of Britain and France will ultimately have to be included in negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Sunday.”

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Kremlin says British and French arsenals must ultimately be part of nuclear disarmament talks

Talks on reducing strategic nuclear weapons must first be conducted between Russia and the U.S., but the arsenals of Britain and France will ultimately have to be included in negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Millitary operations @frenchforces.bsky.social · 11d

[#MondayMotivation💪🏼] "I feel the need… the need for speed" Top Gun✈️

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 12d

This is a bit of a stretch. The last time I checked, the French government was not behaving like Russia or the United States of America.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 12d

The russification of the United States of America.

French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 12d

What lessons can Star Wars offer us about the significance of safeguarding democracy? Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, shared his thoughts on the subject with students at Harvard’s Kennedy School.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 13d

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 13d

📍 Poland | EUMAM: France continues to support the European Union’s military assistance mission, strengthening the capabilities of the Ukrainian armed forces in the process.

France and Ukraine are united in their shared objective of ensuring the collective security of Europe.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 14d

Denys Shmyhal also met with a Thales delegation. The main areas of work of the joint venture were discussed, as well as opportunities to expand cooperation in joint production.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 14d

Two weeks ago, Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, met with an MBDA delegation. They discussed ways to supply Ukrainian soldiers with missiles, particularly SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 15d

🇫🇷🇹🇼 According to Dassault Aviation, Taiwan wants to buy Rafale fighter jets to replace its fleet of Mirage 2000s.

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Selon Dassault Aviation, Taïwan voudrait acquérir des Rafale pour remplacer ses Mirage 2000 - Zone Militaire

L'Inde, le Qatar, l'Égypte, la Grèce et les Émirats arabes unis ont en commun le fait d'avoir l'intention de remplacer les Mirage 2000 mis en œuvre par

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 18d

Monday Motivation 💪: The French deterrence forces do not have a “bad reputation”.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 21d

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Point Presse du 18/09 : Le ministère des Armées face au dérèglement climatique

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 21d

📍 Poland | EUMAM: In Poland, the French armed forces are training their Ukrainian comrades in hand-to-hand combat.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

Personally, and speaking only for France, I believe that the French armed force, as part of a coalition, has the ability to stand up to, or even inflict a military defeat on, the Russian armed forces.

This widespread sense of defeatism must stop!

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

Need I remind you that Russia suffered more losses in the Sahel in one year than France did in ten? Do you not have confidence in your armed forces?

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

It is as if Russia would become an unbeatable power overnight if Europe were to engage in direct conflict with it.

The drone interception over Polish skies proves nothing about Europe’s true military capabilities.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 22d

📍 Romania | #EagleStrike: The French-led multinational battalion is very active in Romania on NATO’s eastern flank.

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The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Millitary operations @frenchforces.bsky.social · 24d

📍Estonia | Tranchee combat training with our 🇬🇧 allies

➡️ Reenforcement of the 🇬🇧🤝🇫🇷 cooperation
🎯 Steadfast commitment for the European collective security

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The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Millitary operations @frenchforces.bsky.social · 28d

📍Pologne | #EasternSentry

On orders of the President of the Republic on September 11, 2025, the French armed forces mobilised three Rafale fighter jets in Poland to participate, within NATO, in the defence of the Alliance's borders.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 28d

Done.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 28d

It is official: Denmark has chosen the Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG system over the American Patriot system.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · Sep 7

Admiral Vaujour praised the Ukrainian Navy, describing it as “a model of resilience, courage, and innovation”.

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French Aid to Ukraine 🇫🇷 🤜🤛 🇺🇦 @aidefranceukr.bsky.social · Sep 7

During the celebrations for the Battle of the Chesapeake — a decisive naval battle of the American Revolutionary War — Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, received his Ukrainian counterpart in Paris, where the Coalition of the Willing was meeting.

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