JAKARTA - French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Ukraine must be allowed to use French weapons, including long-range missiles, against targets in Russian territory where Moscow is attacking Ukraine.
"We think we should allow them to neutralize the military location where the missile was fired and, basically, the military location where Ukraine was attacked," Macron said during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Brandenburg, Germany, reported by CNN, Wednesday, May 29
“Ukrainian lands are under attack from bases in Russia. So how do we explain to Ukrainians that we have to protect these cities… if we tell them that you are not allowed to reach the point where the missiles were fired?”
France has reportedly supplied Ukraine with an unknown quantity of SCALP cruise missiles, according to the French Defense Ministry website.
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The SCALP missile has a range of up to 155 kilometers (96 miles) and carries a 400-kilogram (881-pound) high-explosive penetration warhead, according to the Missile Threats project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that he agreed with President Macron, as long as Ukraine respects the conditions given by arms-supplying countries, including the United States and international law, Ukraine is allowed to defend itself.
"Ukraine has every possibility under international law for what it is doing. That must be made explicit," said Chancellor Scholz.
"I find it strange that some people argue that they should not be allowed to defend themselves and take appropriate action in this regard," he added.
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