Zakharova urged Macron to supply weapons to French protesters – Reuters

“And when will Macron start supplying weapons to French citizens to maintain democracy and sovereignty? Zakharova wrote, attaching a video of overturned and burning cars to amid mass protests against pension reform.

France is one of Ukraine’s main arms suppliers. Recently, it became known that the first batch of French-made AMX-10RCR armored vehicles had already arrived in the country. In addition, Paris actively supplies Kiev with Caesar artillery systems, anti-tank systems and other weapons.

Last night alone, more than four hundred people were arrested in France, and about as many police and gendarmes were injured during the riots which turned into demonstrations and strikes.

< p class="">Even at the stage of discussions on the reform, which raised the retirement age in France, mass rallies took place across the country. With the passage of the law, and with the use of the article of the constitution, which allows you to do this bypassing parliament, the protests have only intensified.

The unions called for more strikes, which included representatives from a wide variety of associations, from oil refinery workers and air traffic controllers to public transport drivers and garbage collectors. In many cities across the country, there were also street actions, clashes with police, arson of cars and trash cans.