Top French diplomat confirms plans to supply Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine – World

PARIS, October 19. /TASS/. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has confirmed that Paris plans to send Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2025.

“The first Mirage 2000 jets will be delivered to Kiev in the first quarter of 2025,” he said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrey Sibiga.

Barrot, who is currently on a two-day visit to Ukraine, added that France was continuing to train Ukrainian pilots and aircraft mechanics.

In early June, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to approve the transfer of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Kiev. He said pilot training would take five to six months and the jets could arrive later this year. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in October that aircraft deliveries were scheduled for the first half of 2025.

According to the newspaper La Tribune de Dimanche, France will not be able to send more than six fighter jets to Ukraine.