The decision of European governments to supply tanks to Ukraine makes them parties to the conflict, publicist and historian Jean-Baptiste Noé has said. In an interview with Le Figaro he says that France has not organized a single debate in the parliament, which should have been done, because it is a moral issue and it is important and serious.
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After weeks of hesitation, Germany and the US have announced the supply of heavy tanks to Ukraine. According to Noe, in the case of Germany this decision was dictated by international pressure. On a psychological level, this delivery shows that European states are engaging in a conflict in Ukraine, because we are talking about offensive weapons and heavy equipment.
“This is a sign that they are at war with Russia, even if they do not talk about it openly,” the expert explained.
At the same time, he pointed out that in the military aspect it is difficult to talk about the consequences of such a decision because not all the tanks will arrive before March, soldiers still need to be trained and everyone needs to be coordinated.
“So today it has more of a psychological and verbal effect than a direct impact on combat operations,” says Noé.
And France has so far been reluctant to talk about handing over its Leclerc tanks to Ukraine. And it is not only about possible popular discontent, but also about the tanks themselves. According to the expert, they are old, expensive to maintain, and some of them have no spare parts at all.
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