Macron announces new coalition to send Ukraine medium- and long-range missiles

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Feb. 26 that a new coalition will work to supply Ukraine with medium- and long-range missiles and bombs, Le Monde reports.

After a summit on Ukraine held in Paris, President Macron said at a press conference that France and other allies of Ukraine will “create a coalition for deep strikes and therefore medium- and long-range missiles and bombs.”

Ukraine has long appealed to allies for long-range weapons, but fears of escalation with Moscow have prevented Western partners from readily transferring the weapons, according to Kyiv Independent.

France has already supplied Ukraine with long-range SCALP missiles that can travel up to 250 kilometers.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Feb. 24, two years after Russia launched military operations in Ukraine, that Kyiv will not use long-range missile systems to strike targets in Russia.