French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would not rule out the delivery of fighter planes to Ukraine but warned against the risk of escalation in the conflict, reports RTE.
"Nothing is excluded in principle," Mr Macron said after talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte when asked about the possibility of sending jets to Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
But Mr Macron set out a series of "criteria" before making any decision, as Ukraine steps up calls for more advanced weapons from the West just days after its allies pledged to deliver tanks.
These included that Ukraine must first make the request, that any arms would "not be escalatory" and that they would "not be likely to hit Russian soil but purely to aid the resistance effort".
Mr Macron added that any arms delivery "must not weaken the capacity of the French armed forces".
The French president added that the Ukrainians "are not making this request at the moment for fighter jets".