France to send Ukraine light combat vehicles, Kyiv wants tanks from allies

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens via video link as French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the French-Ukrainian conference for resilience and reconstruction at the Ministry of Economy in Paris, France December 13, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia, a French official said on Wednesday after a phone call between them.

"This is the first time that Western-made armoured vehicles are being delivered in support of the Ukrainian army," the official said.