Western arms 'prolong suffering' of Ukrainians: Kremlin

(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, JAN 9 - The Kremlin on Monday said moves by France and other Western countries to supply Ukraine with weapons -- including light tanks -- would only make life more difficult for Ukrainians. "Fundamentally, these deliveries cannot and will not change anything... (they) can only prolong the suffering of the Ukrainian people," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a question on France's decision last week to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron last week pledged to send light tanks to Kyiv. The move to supply the French-made AMX-10 RC to Ukraine -- a light model in service since the 1980s -- would make France the first Western country to send tanks to Ukraine. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin and Macron remain in contact.

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