France might requisition arms producers to speed up production to help Ukraine
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French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu arrives to attend a state dinner organised by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron for Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/ File photo
PARIS - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed up production of armss and shells needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and elsewhere.
"These questions ... are clearly on the table", Lecornu told a news conference, adding stocks and production lines were particularly strained with regard to anti-air missiles and artillery shells. REUTERS
