Ukraine, Macron: “Europe by your side until victory”

“Europe is on Ukraine’s side and will stay on its side as long as necessary and until victory.” This was stated by the president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron during the press conference in Kiev with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Italy, Germany and Romania. “With our presence we express the fraternal greeting of the peoples of Europe to a free and sovereign people whose heroism in the face of the aggression of Russia deserves admiration, respect and needs clear support. You can count on our support,” he says. The French leader then reiterates that “Ukraine is part of the European family. In the face of this war, the support of the Europeans has become evident.” This war, adds Macron, “will change the history of Europe. We will be alongside Ukraine to accompany it in this perspective”. From tomorrow, he stresses, “the EU Commission will lay the foundations for discussion and important decisions will be taken. We support the status of immediate candidate for Ukraine’s EU membership”. “We are and will remain alongside Ukraine to defend its sovereignty “, underlines Macron. Since the beginning of the war, Europe “has chosen its field that of a free and sovereign Ukraine, that of respect for international law and the defense of the principles included in the Charter of the United Nations that Russia has deliberately chosen, premeditated, unjustified to violate “, stresses the French president. “This choice of war, chaos, aggression of a sovereign country we do not accept and we will never accept it”, adds Macron. “We have said it very clearly. We are here to support the Ukrainian people. The position of the Ukrainian people. The EU is clear as evidenced by the support for Ukraine and the sanctions, never so important, taken against Russia “, underlines the President of the French Republic, recalling that the six sanctions packages decided so far by the EU” have a goal : help Ukraine to win, preserve the territorial integrity of the country and put an end to this war. There is a limit: none of us have ever made war on the Russian people. We have not decided to start a world conflict “. In this context, he underlines, “there were exchanges with the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in full transparency, also at the request of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, to advance discussions when it was still possible”. At a certain moment, he adds, “it will be necessary for this conflict to end but as I have always said, the modalities will be decided only by Ukraine and its representatives. Germany like France will never be in a position to negotiate in place of Ukraine. and therefore to give concessions “. Macron then solemnly asks Russia to accept that the United Nations organize exports of cereals and this need to lift the Russian blockade and to give all security guarantees”. Macron then announced that the France will deliver “six additional Caesars” to Ukraine “in the coming weeks”. According to French media reports, this was stated by the president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of his meeting with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kiev. “Beyond the 12 Caesars already delivered, I have made the decision to supply more Caesars.” Furthermore, he “has decided on the forthcoming supply of a mobile DNA analysis laboratory”. “We will strengthen our actions so that war crimes committed in Ukraine do not go unpunished and so that international law and justice can prevail”, underlines Macron. Quickly, he adds, “France sent a team of specialists to the sites of the massacres to help gather evidence and allow justice to move forward.” In this sense, Macron underlines, France will deliver to Ukraine “a mobile laboratory for DNA analysis that will bring important help in this difficult job and to fight against all forms of impunity”. “Other European countries are mobilizing to continue this indispensable work and support the efforts of the International Criminal Court to shed light on the unforgivable atrocities committed in Ukraine”, stresses the French president.