On 2 February, the Council approved additional military assistance measures for Ukraine, including a 7th equipment package of €500 million and €45 million in training aid for the Ukrainian armed forces. The French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, announced on 30 January that several thousand 155mm shells would be manufactured for supply to Ukraine. On 31 January, on the occasion of the visit of his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov, he declared that France would deliver 12 new Caesar guns. On 3 February, France and Italy finalised discussions to deliver the SAMP/T - MAMBA air defence system to Ukraine by spring 2023...
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