France, Greece, and Cyprus veto Turkish drone acquisition for Ukrainian army

"Plans were in place for the Ukrainian army to acquire Bayraktar TB2 drones utilizing funds from the EU's "Peace Fund". This was a part of a larger procurement of defense products from Turkey geared towards addressing Ukraine's immediate necessities.....The French service Opex360 reported that the drone acquisition plan was obstructed by three countries. During the Political and Security Committee meeting of the European Union, France, Greece, and Cyprus exercised their veto. The countries contended that EU funds should exclusively facilitate the purchase of defense products, such as ammunition and military equipment, made in EU nations." MS