Senator Philippe Folliot went near Kourakhove where the infantrymen of the 72nd mechanized infantry brigade use one of the Caesar cannons supplied by France. Albert Lores
The chosen Tarn was able to see at work one of the 18 Caesar guns transferred by France.
To Kurakhove
The senator from Tarn Philippe Folliot is undoubtedly the first European parliamentarian to go so close to the front line in eastern Ukraine. Arrived without publicity in kyiv on January 31 as president of the Centrist Alliance, he crossed the country by car to spend the night of 1is on February 2 near Kourakhove, in a house occupied by infantrymen from the 72nd mechanized infantry brigade, before going to see one of the 18 Caesar guns transferred by France at work. “It is in difficult times that you have to know how to symbolically show your support and friendship.“Explains the elected 59-year-old, who also sits in the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO. “We appreciate being able to show you what’s happening on the battlefieldreplied the Ukrainian deputy Yehor Cherniev, who was responsible for organizing this trip, but also to explain to you which weapons we need the most and how we use them.”
On Wednesday evening, the senator…
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