🇫🇷✈️ France and Ukraine formalize historic Rafale fighter jet agreement
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a historic agreement on November 17, 2025, for Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and associated air defense systems over the next decade. The deal aims to enhance Ukraine's military capabilities amid ongoing conflict with Russia. Joint production of drones and other defense technologies is also planned. This agreement marks a significant step in strengthening Ukraine's defense strategy as it faces challenges on the battlefield and at home.
Key points
- Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and air defense systems over the next decade.
- Agreement signed by Presidents Macron and Zelensky during Zelensky's ninth visit to France since the war began.
- The deal aims to enhance Ukraine's military capabilities amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
- Joint production of drones and other defense technologies is also planned.
Links
- El Mundo: Zelenski y Macron refuerzan sus lazos y visitan la sede de la "fuerza multinacional de Ucrania" en París
- Franceinfo: "Notre meilleure assurance-vie, c'est d'aider les Ukrainiens", affirme Nathalie Loiseau, eurodébutée Renew et secrétaire nationale du parti Horizons
- Deutsche Welle: Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy, Macron talk air defense in Paris
- RFI: Macron y Zelensky firman en París "acuerdo histórico" de armamento
- Deutsche Welle: Ukraine: France seals 'historic' warplane deal with Kyiv
- Politico: France plans to supply Ukraine with up to 100 Rafale fighter jets
- ABC: Zelenski anuncia la compra de 100 cazabombarderos Rafale franceses
- Associated Press: Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France
- RFI: France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelensky pave way for jets and air defence deal
- Diário de Notícias: "Momento histórico". Zelensky assina em França contrato de compra de aviões de combate
- Europa Press: Zelenski y Macron acuerdan que Ucrania compre un centenar de cazas franceses para los próximos diez años
- France 24: 🔴En vivo: Zelenski afirma que Ucrania recibirá 100 aviones de combate Rafale de fabricación francesa
- Público: França vai vender cem caças Rafale à Ucrânia ao longo da próxima década
- Financial Times: Ukraine to buy 100 French Rafale jets
- El Mundo: El acuerdo "histórico" entre Francia y Ucrania para acabar con la amenaza de Rusia
- Deutsche Welle: Zelenski se compromete a comprar aviones Rafale a Francia
Facts
- Agreement signed on November 17, 2025, at Villacoublay air base, Paris.
- Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and SAMP-T air defense systems.
- The deal is projected to be realized over a timeframe of about 10 years.
- Zelensky's visit to France marks his ninth since the start of the war in February 2022.
Quotes
- This moment is something special and truly historic for both nations — Volodymyr Zelensky
- The aim is to modernize the Ukrainian armed forces to bring them closer to NATO standards — Emmanuel Macron
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