France is sending weapons and air-defence systems to Ukraine
New transparency over arms deliveries also exposes their limits
“ROMANTIC gestures take many forms,” began a witty clip posted by the Ukrainian defence ministry on October 12th, with images of red roses, chocolates and sunset over the city of Paris. “But if you really want to win our hearts,” it went on, “nothing beats 155mm highly mobile self-propelled artillery.” Designed as both a cute and serious message to the French government, the video concluded “Merci beaucoup, France. Please send us more.”
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Red roses…and artillery”
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