KYIV, Ukraine — France pledged Monday to sell up to 100 Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine in a show of European support as the Trump administration has limited its military backing for the country.

The agreement, which includes a range of French defense equipment in addition to the warplanes, will have a limited immediate effect on Ukraine’s war against Russia. The timeline for delivering the systems extends to 2035.

But the deal, which came weeks after Sweden agreed to sell up to 150 fighter jets to Ukraine, signaled a determination by Europe to help defend Ukraine against long-term threats from Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, who was in France to meet with the president Monday, said on social media that the agreement was “truly historic for both our nations.”

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