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<French #197> China plans to send 'weapons' to Russia, warns Antony Blinken - le 19 février 2023

   Today's article is about the warning of the U.S. Foreign Minister that China would send wepons to Russia from "France 24" dated February 19, 2023.

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French Original

La Chine envisage d'envoyer des "armes" à la Russie, avertit Antony Blinken

 

Le chef de la diplomatie américaine Antony Blinken a indiqué dimanche que la Chine envisage d'envoyer des "armes" à la Russie. Plus tôt dans la journée, le ministre français des Armées, Sébastien Lecornu, a annoncé que la France allait livrer des chars légers "dès la fin de la semaine prochaine" à l'Ukraine. 

 

English Translation

China plans to send 'weapons' to Russia, warns Antony Blinken

 

US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken said on Sunday that China is considering sending "weapons" to Russia. Earlier in the day, the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, announced that France would deliver light tanks "from the end of next week" to Ukraine.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

a annoncé: (has) announced

a indiqué: (has) indicated

allait livrer: would deliver

armes > arme: arm

<C>

chars > char: tank

<D>

dès: from

<E>

envisage (envisager): planned (plan) 

envoyer: to send

<J>

journée: day

<L>

légers > léger: light

<P>

plus tôt: earlier

prochaine > prochain: next

<S>

semaine: week