The State Duma estimated the delivery time of 100 French Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine

It will take at least three years to ship the Rafale fighter jets promised by French President Emmanuel Macron to Ukraine, since they have not even been produced yet. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Alexei Zhuravlev.

"Macron pretends to have sold the fighters, even though they haven't even been produced yet, and it will take at least 3 years to assemble the promised 100 units. [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky pretends to believe in Western support," Zhuravlev said in an interview with Gazeta.Ru».

According to him, the Ukrainian leader deliberately moved away from the corruption problems taking place in Ukraine.

"First to Greece, then to France, and maybe after the tour he won't return to Ukraine at all, it smells too fried for him there," the parliamentarian said.

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Zelensky said on the same day that the French authorities intend to provide additional military assistance to Kiev, which, in addition to 100 Rafale aircraft, will also include SAMP-T air defense systems, radars for air defense systems, missiles and aerial bombs. In addition, according to the Ukrainian leader, France has promised to supply Ukraine with 55 new electric locomotives.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, said that the deal to supply French Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine could be corrupt. Medvedev also wondered what European leaders would say when Zelensky was accused of corruption.

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