French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukraine Mirage fighter jets, though he did not initially say how many. In a television interview in the northern city of Caen on Thursday evening, Macron said a coalition with partners was in the process of being formed to provide Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to the country defending itself from Russia. The fighter jets should enable Ukraine to protect its soil and airspace, Macron told broadcasters TF1 and France 2. The French president also announced plans for Ukrainian pilots to be trained by France from the summer. A brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian so…