Macron in Kiev: “Message of unity, difficult coming weeks”

“The next few weeks, we know, will be very difficult.” This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron to journalists after getting off the train that took him to Kiev together with Prime Minister Mario Draghi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “I want to support them and be by their side,” Macron added speaking of the Ukrainians. Read also ” Respect and admiration for the Ukrainian people ” was expressed by the French president on his way to the suburb of Irpin, north of Kiev. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not present in Irpin, whom the three leaders will meet later in the capital. In Irpin, “but not only”, “massacres that amount to war crimes have been committed”, underlined Macron according to which Ukraine “needs more effective defense weapons”. ” France played her part, ” he added. ” We will rebuild this city, this war-torn country. We have already started to collaborate and support reconstruction projects ”, he added thanking “those who have investigated these war crimes since the early days” Do not humiliate Russia? Macronha then replied to those who asked him the meaning of his previous statements, assuring that “France has been on Ukraine’s side from day one.” “We are on the side of the Ukrainians without ambiguity”, he specified, adding: “Ukraine must be able to resist” in the face of Russian forces.