Germany will always adjust its arms deliveries to Ukraine based on “the needs on the battlefield”, vice-chancellor Robert Habeck said.

"We will not stop to deliver weapons to Ukraine ... We will always adjust our deliveries to the need of the battlefield," Habeck said.

His remarks came a day after France’s Emmanuel Macron told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia.

In a phone call between the two leaders, Zelenskiy thanked Macron for the announcement and said it showed the need for others to provide heavier weapons, according to a French official.