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France, Romania
Bucharest presses Paris for fast processing of its order for two Scorpene submarines

With war still raging in Ukraine, Romania is determined to modernise its military equipment. It has been quietly pressing its allies for help in that area in recent months and is now looking to complete an order for two French submarines for use in the Black Sea as quickly as possible. [...]

Published on 09/12/2022 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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