Key backers of Ukraine are seeking to show unity at the Munich Security Conference but are also eyeing possible negotiated paths to end the conflict
against Russian aggression, while also seeking possible negotiated paths to end the conflictMeeting at the Munich Security Conference, a global security and foreign policy forum, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged continued support for Ukraine but signaled they had no intention to supply Kyiv withMr.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, who emphasizes the need for a diplomatic solution to the war, met with Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference.The Munich conference takes place days before the first anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. A French official said that Paris would send more howitzers and light tanks, but no main battle tanks or jets—or any other kind of hardware that could be used to attack Russian territory.
As a result, the original plan to send two battalions of Leopard tanks has been temporarily abandoned, these officials said.
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