According to French newspaper Le Monde, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu made this announcement at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov. Lecornu said that the transfer of 12 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers would be financed from a EUR 200 million fund that was approved by the Parliament: part of the €200 million from the special support fund “will allow us to give 12 additional CAESARs to Ukraine”, Sébastien Lecornu declared.
The calendar of delivery remains to be set up but it will be in a matter of weeks. So, if necessary, some of these 12 additional CAESARs might be taken from the French army inventory, as it already happened with the previous donations. “If the transfer of these 12 CAESARs is possible, it is because Nexter is increasing its production capacities”, indicated the Minister of the Armed Forces.