Ukraine signs letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands after signing an agreement at the Villacoublay air base near Paris (Christophe Ena, Pool/AP)

Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France over the next 10 years, the two leaders said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who signed the document with French President Emmanuel Macron, called it “a historic deal” at a joint news conference at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris.