Australia and France agree arms deal for Ukraine as talks seek to bury Aukus debacle
by Kim Willsher in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#68BG8)
The countries will jointly supply thousands of artillery shells to Kyiv to kickstart new cooperation between defence industries'
Australia and France have agreed a deal to jointly manufacture and supply thousands of artillery shells to the Ukrainian army, the defence and foreign ministers of the two countries announced on Monday.
The agreement, worth several million (Australian) dollars", was announced after bilateral talks in Paris aimed at resetting the relationship between the two countries seriously damaged by the 2021 Aukus affair.
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