Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed today to his French counterpart Emanuel Macron that he doubts whether there is any meaning (benefit) in the dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. “I am not sure there is a chance that the president of the Russian Federation will be ready to listen to anything,” […]
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Macron: Calls for acceleration of Ceasar cannon construction citing ‘war conditions’
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the French arms industry Nexter to increase production of Ceasar self-propelled guns before pledging to send six more to the Ukrainian army, according to Reuters, citing a source in the French Ministry of Defense. Prior to his arrival in Kyiv, Macron had asked Nexter to speed up its production […]
Solz, Macron, Draghi, Johannes call for immediate ‘candidate country status’ in Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 18.42 Ukraine should immediately receive the “candidate country” status in the European Union, French President Emanuel Macron said on Thursday from Kyiv, where he met with German Chancellor Olaf Solz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannes. Macron, during the press conference given by the four leaders together with the […]
Ukraine: Zelensky Accepts Soltz Invitation to Participate in Next G7 Summit
LAST UPDATE: 17:33 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “accepted an invitation” from Olaf Solz to attend the next G7 summit in Bavaria in late June, said the German chancellor, who visited Ukraine today. “Thank you, Mr Zelensky, for accepting my invitation to attend the G7 summit, which will take place from 26 to 28 June at […]
Ukraine: The Solts-Macron-Draghi messages from Irpin
The Ukrainian city of Irpin, like Bhutan before it, has become a symbol of the “brutality” of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its senseless violence, said German Chancellor Olaf Soltz, who is visiting the Kiev suburb today. and added that the war must end. Solz and the leaders of France, Italy and Romania are visiting […]
Macron hails Ukrainian ‘heroism’ during visit to Irpin
Emanuel Macron, Olaf Solz and Mario Draghi went to Irpin this morning, one of the suburbs of Kiev that became a symbol of the destruction and atrocities committed during the occupation of the region in March, by the Russian army, found Correspondent of the French Agency. The European leaders, who were joined by Romanian President […]
Alarm signaled in Kiev shortly after the arrival of Macron, Solz and Draghi
LAST UPDATE: 11.31 French President Emanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Solz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv today at 09:30 (Greek time and local time) on a joint visit to show their support for Ukraine, which fights against Russian military forces. Meanwhile, an air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv shortly after […]
Macron, Solz and Draghi are in Kyiv ‘to send a message of unity to the Ukrainians’
LAST UPDATE: 11.12 French President Emanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Solz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv today at 09:30 (Greek time and local time) on a joint visit to show their support for Ukraine, which fights against Russian military forces. The BFM television network broadcast live the arrival of the train, […]
The President of France supports Moldova’s request to join the EU
French President Emmanuel Macron today called Moldova’s request to join the European Union “absolutely legitimate” in a joint press conference he gave in Chisinau with his Moldovan counterpart Maya Santo. Moldova is one of three former Soviet republics (the others being Georgia and Ukraine) that applied to join the EU shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine […]
Italy: Impact of the reduction on gas supply from Russia
The Italian press refers to the possible consequences after today’s decision of Gazprom to reduce the supply of natural gas to Italy by 15%. According to many observers, this move may be connected with the visit – which is likely to take place tomorrow – of the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, together with the […]
